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'Mormon Wives' Whitney Leavitt Interview, 'Love Island USA' Recap + We FaceTimed Noah Kahan
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- [00:00]
Rhea
Hey, chicks in the office listeners. You can find every episode on Apple podcasts, Spotify or YouTube Prime. Members can listen ad free on Amazon Music.
- [00:11]
Fran
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- [01:32]
Whitney
What's up, everyone? It's chicks in the office with Rhianne. Fran giving you that Friday energy on a Monday. Happy Friday, everybody.
- [01:41]
Rhea
Oh my God, I wish it was Friday. It's Monday. Talk about it. Talk about a case of the Mondays.
- [01:51]
Whitney
Wow, that is seriously Monday energy that I was giving right there. I'm recording from home. We had a confusing morning.
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Rhea
We did okay.
- [02:00]
Whitney
Woke up, we were all in shambles. My. I can't tell if I my period is punching me in the face or if I'm getting sick. Like it's one of those, like, I don't know. So we woke up, we're like, oh. Like me and Noah were like, oh, we'll record over zoom. And then I went back to sleep and then I woke up to text from Fran being like, no, wait, guys, I can't record over zoom.
- [02:22]
Rhea
Yeah, and it's. No. No fault of your own. I wish I could have done this for my apartment if I had one less element to deal with. There was like three different elements and then there was an added fourth where I was just like, I cannot do this. Like, my brother's in apartment, my Joe's working from home right now, the cleaning lady's coming, and they're building a fucking new building. Across the street for me. So there's. It's just construction. It's loud. I was like, if I could do this, but it's going to be not good at all.
- [02:53]
Whitney
Yeah. So I went back to sleep thinking, oh, we're recording over zoom. I'll wake up, we'll get on zoom. And then I woke up to all these text messages from Fram being like, no, I can't record over zoom. And then no was like, oh, wait, now I have to run to the office. But I live in Jersey. So by the time I woke up with these messages, I was not making it to the city.
- [03:12]
Rhea
No. And like on a rainy Monday morning, it takes you like an hour to get here. Meanwhile, it takes me like eight minutes to get to the office. So.
- [03:18]
Whitney
Right. So it would have delayed everybody even more. So right now I'm recording from Dana and Matt's gambling streaming setup that they do for DraftKings.
- [03:29]
Rhea
Yes.
- [03:29]
Whitney
In our apartment. And I thought I was gonna get on here and no, I was gonna be like wowed by my microphone and camera technology, but apparently this microphone sucks too. So I'm gonna let that know.
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Noah
That's the one that we've always used though.
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Rhea
That is the one that everyone.
- [03:48]
Whitney
But it's just like this is the one that's given by. Given by work.
- [03:51]
Rhea
It is the one given by Barcelona. They should really switch it up because that's just a bad one, I think.
- [03:55]
Noah
No, when you see streamers at home, they have like those mics, like, we just gotta get you a nice home set up. Not that we ever record home, but.
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Rhea
I know.
- [04:02]
Whitney
No, I know, but it would be. Well, because I have three screens in front of me right now. Like I'm, you know, in the stock exchange. It would be nice.
- [04:11]
Rhea
Day trading.
- [04:12]
Whitney
Yeah, like with my. With my bow. Coffee.
- [04:15]
Rhea
Coffee. That mug is so cute. Very feminine setup with your little flower water bottle, your bow tie, copies of.
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Whitney
If you guys saw. Should I just make this a home tour instead? If you guys saw the. What's the word I'm looking for? Kitchenware, glassware, mugs, cups that I own. You would think I'm like a 76 year old, eccentric, rich old lady.
- [04:43]
Rhea
Right?
- [04:44]
Whitney
Because every cup that I own or. Or plate is like, there's flowers, there's bows, there's cherries, there's different fruits, there's cheeses. Like, I just things.
- [04:58]
Rhea
Everything has a thing. Yeah.
- [05:00]
Whitney
They really make me happy and I love it. I might just do a little tour of my kitchen one day to show everybody all the different cups and plates I own that have these things on it because they bring such joy to me because it just makes drinking and eating that much more fun. Like, oh, you're going to make a little turkey sandwich. But what if I put this turkey sandwich on a beautiful little ceramic plate that I have? If I drink my coffee with this little bow mug, it just, like, changes everything. So, yeah, back to this. This stupid setup that I have, I really want to, like, do it up. Not that we record from home, but, like, I want to do it the frick up because they. It's so cool. What I'm looking in front of. You guys can't see it, but they need better equipment.
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Rhea
Yeah. And it would be great to even just have the option, you know, like, if, like, if you had a sick setup, then it would never be an issue.
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Whitney
Guys, there's a green screen behind me. In front of me, not behind me.
- [05:52]
Rhea
Yeah, yeah.
- [05:53]
Whitney
I want people to think this is a green screen. This is my actual office room. There is a green screen in front of me that I'm looking at. I could put the green screen behind me, and it could look like I'm in the fucking Bahamas.
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Rhea
I was going to say, you could be anywhere.
- [06:04]
Whitney
I could be anywhere, but not right now. Right now, I'm just in my home. How are we feeling, everybody?
- [06:11]
Rhea
Yeah, you could have the Jeff D. Set up. Like, when he films a dozen, he has that screen behind him and the fake screen. Fake. Yeah, I, I, I feel good. I'm definitely tired. For sure. I was happy to see Olive, and she's sitting on my lap, and I'm happy that she's here, and I missed her. And Joe freaking, like, held her hostage. I came home and I had to, like, go to the beach to go see her. And then he was like, let's go back to the city. I was like, does he give.
- [06:40]
Noah
Is she just, like, waiting for your return the entire time you're gone, or is she like, like, kid with Joe?
- [06:45]
Rhea
No, she's good. I mean, once, Once she real. Like, once I'm gone, it's not like she's sitting at the door for four days straight.
- [06:52]
Noah
Sometimes do that.
- [06:53]
Rhea
No, no, no, no. It's just at the beginning. But no, Joe gave her. Joe spoiled her. Gave her some extra treatment. He said one night he let her sleep in bed. She let. He let her sleep in bed with her because he wanted the extra c. Extra, extra bonding time. And. No, she was, she was, she was great. And I was very excited to see her when I, When I got home. So my mom got to meet her. Oh, last night, because my mom hasn't met her yet, but she was in the city very briefly, and she came over and got to meet her, and she. Obviously, she loved her. Oh, I know.
- [07:33]
Whitney
I wish I was in her position right now. Asleep in your lap.
- [07:37]
Rhea
Seriously, it's a nice life. And then we were trying to figure out. We were joking. We were like. Because we call Flo and Lola, like, our family dogs. Like, we're always like, those are our sisters. And then I was like, damn. So I guess that makes them Aunt Flo and Aunt Lola to. To Olive. And I was like, that's so cute. Now they all have to hang out.
- [07:56]
Whitney
My God, that's so true.
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Rhea
I'm gonna have to get her up to the Vineyard so that they can all hang out.
- [08:01]
Whitney
Oh, that'll be adorable.
- [08:03]
Rhea
I know. I know.
- [08:03]
Whitney
It'll be so fun. So cute. We had a fantastic kickoff to. We were in Pittsburgh on Thursday, which was so awesome. Our first time in Pittsburgh. People have been, you know, begging us to come to Pittsburgh, and we finally made it there. We had so much fun. We were staying right across from the ballpark.
- [08:22]
Rhea
Yep.
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Whitney
And that was awesome. And great show. Kick off. Kick off the tour. Great show. And then we made our way to Maine. We were staying in New Hampshire, though, in Portsmouth, and. But our show was in a gunquit, so we were really all over the map. But what cute places, let me just say. I mean, we got rain the whole time, but even then, still, it was so cute that I was like, I need to get back here when it's a beautiful sunny day, because we really had so much fun. Like, it was really such a great time.
- [08:55]
Rhea
It absolutely was. I think that the Pittsburgh show was a great show. Great way to kick it off. And then we got to do, like, a little beach time. I love Portsmouth. I have been there a few times before, and I think it's, like, the cutest little town. Great little shopping, bars, restaurants. We had a great meal, got to walk around, do so much fun stuff. And, yeah, the only downside was for sure that it was raining.
- [09:21]
Whitney
It was raining. But that didn't stop the fun, because it didn't. We had our Gunkwit show, which was absolutely amazing, but it was also a Gunquit Pride weekend. And so at the front porch in a gunquit, they were doing Gay Divas through the Decades, and we were like, okay, well, we have to go to this after the show.
- [09:37]
Rhea
Yes. And we had an absolute blast. The show was so Fun. The theater was really cool. It's 100 year old theater. You know, our first time having our green room be a like beachside motel room next door. So is that we were just cracking up. It was like so funny sitting in this hotel room with Trent and like these double beds and like, we're like, all right, so we got. We got some time to kill. But it was, it was so fun. Also another absolutely adorable town. And yeah, the show was so fun and we got to go out for a little bit, which was great doing shows on Saturday nights and got to. Got to see what the. The nightlife's all about. The front porch was really fun. So it was so fun. I mean, that piano player and singer. I sent a request for Lady Gaga. Ria's song choice. I sent the Venmo and he was like, all right, this one's for Francesca. Starts going into Poker Face. But then he went into a full Lady Gaga medley of like five or six different Lady Gaga songs. And it was just spectacular.
- [10:49]
Whitney
It was unbelievable. Couldn't be happier with the request that we made because I thought we were. I was like, oh, we'll get a little poker face. But we got every single. We got Poker Face. We got Bad Romance. We got Edge of Glory. We got. We got everything. Like, it was just a beautiful medley.
- [11:05]
Rhea
It really was. I forgot how much I love the Edge of Glory. Like, there was a time where I was. I really clocked that song on repeat often. And when he started playing it, I was like, damn, I kind of forgot about this song. I fucking love this song.
- [11:19]
Whitney
It was so fun. And we also walked in sort of when he started playing the Climb by Miley Cyrus and I was like, wow, what a Miley week. We are happy.
- [11:29]
Noah
Trent and I were walking on the street and we heard the climb being sung from like, maybe like, I don't know, 100ft away. And we were both like that. I think that's when Trent made up his mind. He's like, I can't go in there.
- [11:43]
Rhea
Yes. Trent did not come into the bar.
- [11:45]
Whitney
With us, but we were singing our hearts out. We had so much fun and it was such a fun weekend there. I've really, really enjoyed my time. I really want to go back just to, like, enjoy.
- [11:56]
Rhea
I know, right? It's like, oh, that would be so be actually said you want to go on real vacation there, like, have a little fun.
- [12:02]
Whitney
For sure.
- [12:03]
Rhea
Beach weekend. It was so nice. Trent FaceTimed Noah Khan during our show, which I feel like we could give some context to While we're talking about the podcast, Trent. Well, before we would get. Before we were, you know, going out on stage and we were prepping, he. It was just the three of us. He said to Ria and me, like, oh, you know, I. I can face FaceTime Noah Khan during the show, like, we're. We're pals. He, I guess, has been watching Trent content for years now, breaking 90, breaking hut. All the, you know, the shows that he's done. And I guess he had reached out and said he was fan. They have talked, whatever. And Trent took it upon himself to reach out to be like, hey, I'm doing this Chicks in the Office live show in Maine, no condition, obviously from Maine. And he was like, I think you'd be the perfect person. I could, you know, FaceTime you during the show. He was giving an appropriate time and it worked out so well because then Ri and I were able to say like, he said that. And then we were kind of thinking like, oh, how do we just out of the blue, FaceTime Noah Khan, you know, it's like, bring Trent up there. And it's like, all right, do the trick.
- [13:11]
Noah
But so Trent brought that up to you without knowing, like, what, that the Pittsburgh.
- [13:15]
Rhea
Yes, correct. Yes. He had it planned already before. And Rhea and I said, wow, that's actually so funny, because a girl at the meet and greet in Pittsburgh came up to us and was like, don't you guys think Noah looks just like Noah Khan? And we were like, no. I mean, like, not really.
- [13:32]
Noah
I said, you're only saying that cuz our names are Noah.
- [13:35]
Rhea
Yeah, you're both Noah's and you have beards. But it just ended up being the perfect setup to be able to be like, oh my God. We can just be like, we'll tell that story and then we can say, you know what? We should ask Noah Khan if he thinks he looks like Noah Ives. Do you.
- [13:51]
Fran
Do you think you look like this guy at all?
- [13:53]
Whitney
And his name is Noah.
- [13:55]
Fran
His name is Noah.
- [13:55]
Rhea
Look, let me talk directly to this guy.
- [13:59]
Noah
I'm right here. I'm right here.
- [14:00]
Whitney
Look, man, me, you, Jesus Christ and Keanu Reeves got dealt a gnarly hand.
- [14:07]
Noah
We don't look anything alike.
- [14:08]
Whitney
We're just white guys with beards and sort of big noses.
- [14:13]
Noah
But hey, my name is Noah too. So that counts for something.
- [14:17]
Rhea
Yeah, that counts for something.
- [14:20]
Whitney
You know, I mean, you're very handsome, man.
- [14:22]
Rhea
You're much better looking than me.
- [14:23]
Noah
Thank you. Hey, hey. Thank you.
- [14:25]
Whitney
Well, don't do. People will be like, just like, You. Then they'll show me a photo of a raccoon.
- [14:33]
Michaela
All right.
- [14:33]
Whitney
Don't worry. He doesn't think.
- [14:35]
Noah
I didn't think so either, but I think we're both good looking. So beautiful.
- [14:40]
Rhea
All right, now they're flirting, and you came running down the aisle. You freaking jumped on stage.
- [14:44]
Noah
Also, I was the only one who didn't know this was happening. Like, in my mind, when this was.
- [14:48]
Rhea
Like, you thought it was all spongy.
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Noah
I was like, whoa. Like, I was probably how everyone else in the theater felt. Like, what the. There.
- [14:54]
Rhea
Which is why you.
- [14:55]
Noah
Instead of using a FaceTime, Noah Khan. Like, that's crazy. I knew they were friends, but I was, like, out of the blue. That's kind of wild.
- [15:01]
Rhea
Which is why you just free jumped onto the stage instead of using the stairs.
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Noah
I was, like, running down the aisle, and I'm trying to.
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Rhea
You had the momentum.
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Noah
Some energy to the crowd. And then halfway down, I just thought, yeah, why not just jump on? Try to jump.
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Whitney
Come on, Noah.
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Rhea
Come on, Noah.
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Whitney
Get up here. Wow.
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Rhea
Oh, my.
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Fran
Let me.
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Rhea
That was astonishingly smooth.
- [15:33]
Fran
You okay? You're fine.
- [15:35]
Whitney
Okay. Wow.
- [15:36]
Rhea
I almost.
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Noah
I'm a good jumper, so, yeah, I jumped. And I think you guys, like, Trent said this, but I think Rhea said it, too. Like, you guys weren't, like, watching. You were looking, like, down or something.
- [15:48]
Rhea
So I saw the whole jump.
- [15:49]
Whitney
Yes.
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Noah
You guys thought that I, like, somehow tripped upward, like, onto the. Which would have been impossible.
- [15:54]
Whitney
I thought Noah fell. So I had a different view where I thought Noah had tripped onto the stage and landed like.
- [16:02]
Noah
That was a tall stage.
- [16:04]
Rhea
It was. It was.
- [16:04]
Whitney
No, I know. It's very tall. I don't know why my mind went there, but honestly, iconic now. I watched the video that you posted back, and I was like, honestly, he did have a great entrance. Yeah, I missed it the first time around. I was like, that was. That was a nice entrance.
- [16:17]
Rhea
Yeah, that was actually very funny, Trent. Like, we're. It was bad service. It was like, do we have the WI fi? Do we not. We were. We. We were calling. It wasn't ringing. We're like, it's not ringing. It's bad service. No, Trent was freaking out.
- [16:29]
Noah
WI fi was so bad.
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Whitney
That's why. To give context, Noah, backstage before the show, Trent was freaking out that we had no service because we were in the.
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Michaela
Is that what. That was.
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Whitney
Green room we had. That's why he was freaking out.
- [16:44]
Rhea
Well, for many other reasons.
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Noah
The hotel room. He was freaking out, but I don't.
- [16:47]
Whitney
Know if that's no, but part of the reason was because he thought. Because when you left the room, he was like, I'm freaking out because I don't know if I'm gonna be able to FaceTime him if we have no service and. But we made it happen. Got connected to the WI Fi, the whole thing.
- [17:02]
Noah
But we sort of funnier that way because we had that, like 5ish minutes of, like, just watching.
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Rhea
Yeah.
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Noah
Hold the phone. And, like, no ringing.
- [17:11]
Rhea
And it built up some good anticipation for the crowd. I felt.
- [17:14]
Noah
Yeah, it did.
- [17:15]
Whitney
The crowd went crazy. I was, like, beaming watching the crowd be like, this is such a cool moment. It was awesome. And I'm not so familiar with Noah Khan's music, but I did end up listening, like, all day yesterday because I kind of felt like a fraud, that I wasn't so familiar. And I had, like, Maine on repeat.
- [17:34]
Noah
I was like, maine is a great song. I had never heard that. I mean, I knew his, like, big ones, but I didn't. I also did like, a kind of a deep dive the past.
- [17:41]
Rhea
That whole. That whole album is so good.
- [17:45]
Noah
So many good songs.
- [17:46]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [17:47]
Whitney
So good. I was like, damn. Like, I'm feeling this man really left an imprint on my heart. I think, like, I really. I really enjoyed my time. Pittsburgh as well. Such great crowds all around. We met amazing women everywhere. And men. We had a, you know, a couple boyfriends, husbands come to the show as well. But I had my lobster roll in New Hampshire, not Maine. We went to surf in Portsmouth and loved it.
- [18:13]
Rhea
I mean, delicious.
- [18:15]
Whitney
I did get a hot buttered one. It was raining outside and it was cold, so I was like, you know, I didn't want the cold lobster roll, but so delicious. Now, like I said. I think I said this last week. I'm on a seafood kick. Like, that wasn't enough for me. I need more. I need more. But amazing. Amazing start to start to the tour. I feel like we had such fun laughs all around. There were portions of the weekend where I was legit belly laughing so hard at some. Some of the. You were saying, Fran, Noah, Sarah, Maddie, everyone.
- [18:47]
Noah
Everyone was, like, on their fun team banter.
- [18:51]
Whitney
Like, it was good, good team banter. The whole weekend. Sure.
- [18:54]
Rhea
For sure.
- [18:55]
Noah
A lot of. I'm. I'm fine with that.
- [18:58]
Whitney
You and you were giving it back, though. We were all giving it to each other. But honestly, like, giggly mood when I got home yesterday because I was like, wow, that was so funny. Like, everyone was being so funny.
- [19:07]
Noah
We finished with dominoes and your room.
- [19:10]
Whitney
Yes, we did.
- [19:11]
Rhea
Which Let me tell you, just me.
- [19:13]
Whitney
And Fran are Domino's people.
- [19:16]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [19:17]
Whitney
Fran is like a Rewards member.
- [19:18]
Rhea
Yes.
- [19:18]
Whitney
And we were deciding where we wanted to eat after we went to the front porch on Saturday. And McDonald's was open, but Domino's was open. And Fran and I were like, we want Domino's.
- [19:29]
Rhea
Like, sorry, we overruled everyone. I would have taken the divas want dominoes.
- [19:36]
Whitney
Yes, they do. And I will say this being like, we were on the road for four days, but when you're traveling, it's really hard to eat at normal times because we're getting ready, like, all day. So we really eat in the morning and then we don't eat until after the show, which. But then after the show we're starving. But then most places are closed. So then our options are fast food. And like, honestly, I felt like a bag on Sunday because I was like, everything has gone out the window. Like, I've just been. We ate one night. We got Taco Bell and Wendy's combined.
- [20:08]
Rhea
We made two drive thru stops.
- [20:10]
Noah
But I do like this. You said, like, we don't eat. Like, we had Domino's at night, but we also had smash burgers before the show.
- [20:15]
Rhea
Okay, you had a smash burger. Ria and I are dainty princesses. We split a burger.
- [20:21]
Noah
Split it.
- [20:22]
Rhea
Yes. Split a hat.
- [20:23]
Whitney
We literally split a burger. There was two bites.
- [20:25]
Rhea
It was barely anything to keep us going. Okay.
- [20:29]
Whitney
Yeah. I mean, we didn't eat the whole day.
- [20:32]
Rhea
Seriously. We had. We had those teeny tiny little breakfast sandwiches. You were there, you saw them.
- [20:37]
Whitney
You were there, you saw it. We had little toasts.
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Noah
That's all we had too.
- [20:40]
Rhea
Yeah, that's all we had. Well, you had a full burger before the show, didn't you?
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Noah
I did, yeah.
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Whitney
You're not on the same level as us prepping for the show. Okay.
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Rhea
You know. Right. They're starving ourselves before the show and. And we got hungry. And you know what? I thought, my God, do I want Domino's right now? And it hit the spot. It really did. It really hit the spot.
- [21:02]
Whitney
And I want to add this. So growing. Growing up on Long island and Fran, I imagine you maybe feel the same way growing up in Jersey. You know, just in this area as a kid, you kind of make fun of people who eat pineapple on pizza. Like, ew, pineapple doesn't belong on pizza. Let me tell you, I fucking love pineapple on pizza. I really do. And I feel like I missed out as a kid, but now I love pineapple on pizza. And specifically, if I'M getting trash pizza, like Domino's. I'm throwing that pineapple all over it. Oh, all over it. I fucking love pineapple on my pizza. Like Domino's style.
- [21:40]
Rhea
Did you notice I went, this is my Domino's inside trick. Do you notice I went extra sauce on the pizza?
- [21:50]
Whitney
No, but was that why it felt extra good?
- [21:53]
Rhea
Yes, that's because. Wow.
- [21:55]
Whitney
I was blown away by the pizza.
- [21:57]
Rhea
Because sometimes I think, like Domino's, people want cheese, they go extra cheesy. You know, I. And sometimes I feel like there's just like a little. The cheese to sauce ratio is off. But if you go extra sauce, oh, my God, it makes it so much better, I think. So that's my. I always go extra.
- [22:17]
Noah
It actually was better than I. I remember Domino's being.
- [22:20]
Rhea
Yeah, I bet you guys, I want some extra sauce. And we. You know what? We did the whole thing. We did it up for sure. We literally sat in a. In a random strip mall parking lot for like 10 minutes while. While the order was cooking. And then. And then we were good to go. Brought right back to the hotel.
- [22:37]
Whitney
Did you notice that that cheesy bread was extra cheesy?
- [22:39]
Rhea
It was. It was really cheesy.
- [22:41]
Whitney
I've never had cheesy bread be that cheesy.
- [22:43]
Rhea
Same. It almost felt like there was multiple types of cheese inside the cheese.
- [22:47]
Whitney
Right. It felt like there was like, regatta in there.
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Rhea
Yeah, it did. It did, it did. I wonder. I wonder if that's a new thing.
- [22:55]
Whitney
It was better than usual.
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Rhea
It was. It was.
- [22:57]
Whitney
And I couldn't tell if we were just starving, but really just an amazing weekend. And now our New York show is on Thursday. If you are feeling like you want last minute plans, we still have tickets on sale for Thursday. We did get a lot of messages from people saying that they are out of town, they go to the shore. They go to Montauk for the weekend on Thursday. So they can't come to the show. We will miss you. But if you are in the city or the nearby area, on Thursday night, we will be at Town hall in New York City. We have Jesse from the Mormon Wives coming. She's ready to spill all the tea, all the drama on stage with us. We can't wait. We can't wait to hang out with more of you and, you know, quick little summer tour. We will be back in the fall with different cities, but this is. This has been a nice little lovely summer tour so far.
- [23:41]
Rhea
Exactly. And I think we'll have tons to talk about with Jesse because there's been more stuff that happened over the weekend with those Mormon wives. Let me tell you, the drama never ends. It never ends. And I'm mad because we had Whitney in last week. She's on today's episode. But now there's, like, more drama with Whitney that's happened in the last few days that we. If you're. When you listen the interview, we were not able to talk to her about because it seems like there was some big Vegas event that a lot of the Mormon wives were at. But Whitney made a video that she was not invited, and then it caused a whole stir. She made a video. She made a video joking where she's talking to somebody, but the person she's talking to is just the back of their head. They have really bad. That you can, like, see their extensions out. So then people thought like, oh, is that a hit at Jesse? And then Jesse commented, there's a whole thing. But then people were like, oh, is it actually hit at Layla? Because Layla made a video about how there's one scene during the actual show where you can see her extensions out. And she. She made a TikTok about it herself, like being like, oh, my God, I can't believe how bad those were. And then they were like, oh, is Whitney joking about that? So now it's like, is Whitney on the outs again? I don't know. I don't know. But that happened over the weekend, so great. There's always something. Exactly. Exactly. There's always something.
- [24:51]
Whitney
Always something. We have topics to get into. Very excited. We're gonna talk about Love island because. Yes, you know, it's back, baby, it's back. And all the episodes and were last week and Sunday night. So now it's kind of good because Monday, you can listen before Monday night's episode come out, you know, with Love island, weird schedule. So we're going to try to recap as much as possible. We don't want to be too behind, but we want to give you all our thoughts, the whole thing. But we have many thoughts. And we'll go through everything. And everybody on this episode. We have other topics as well. We're going to be talking about Paige leaving Summer House and then Lexi throwing her announcement in the next day. It was like, all right, at least wait the weekend. But we'll talk about that. Amy Lou Wood and Walton Goggins did a little article together. Interview pictures, talking about the, you know, alleged feud that they do not have. Actually. We'll talk about that. Taylor and Travis were at a wedding in Nashville. So many Pictures came from that event. Billie Eilish and Nat Wolf were spotted smooching so people think they are dating and love island usa like I said. And we have the weekly Watch report and we have an interview with Whitney Lovett. We'll talk all the drama with her but unfortunately, you know, the drama moves fast and so the drama from this weekend not talked about but other things were talked about. So it's a great listen and we were excited to have Whitney in studio to talk about it. So let's get in to the topics. They don't make it easy to buy concert tickets these days. You got to sign up for the pre sale, get in the queue and by the time you get through the best season, seats are gone. Going to a concert should be about the show itself, not waiting in a virtual line. Lucky for us, we always use Game Time. It's the official ticketing partner of Barstool Sports. Game Time makes getting tickets easier and faster and the price actually goes down on the app the closer it gets to showtime. There are a ton of great artists in concert right now. There's shows, endless, you know, ball games. Whatever you're feeling, you can get those tickets on game time. Just pull up your chosen event and turn on the GT Pick setting at the top of screen or browse the best local Game Time picks details near you on your Game Time app home page. What are you waiting for? Get those tickets guys. It's baseball season. You know the weather, it's getting nice. Sit down in the park, get yourself a dog, a beer at the game and get those on game time. I think I'm going to do that soon. Honestly, I'm trying to get to a ball game. Take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Game Time. Download the Game Time app, create an account Use code checks for $20 off your first purchase terms. Do app again create an account Redeem Coach Chicks for $20 off. Download the Game Time out today. What time is it? It is Game time. On Thursday morning, Paige to Sorbo announced on her Instagram story that she would not be returning to Summer House for this season. We just saw her launch of her pajamas and loungewear line that it is coming coming on Tuesday. So people thought, oh, she'll maybe do one more season of Summer House. She'll promote the line on the show. We'll see that the bedbugs in bed together. No, that is not happening. She announced it's time for her departure. She's moving on. She thanked, you know, the cast, the crew, the family that Summer House has given her for the last seven seasons of the show, the last seven summers. But it is time for her to move on and exit from the show, which, you know what? Good for her for realizing the time and place of when to leave the show for herself. Because obviously we would love to watch Paige on Summer House every single season. She's the highlight for us, in my opinion. Like, I love Paige's commentary. I think she adds a ton to the show. So would love to continue to watch Paige on this show, but for her and her. Her job and her brand and everything, it's like, you know, I feel like, especially after this season and sharing, you know, all the personal details of her breakup and everything, it's like, well, why keep doing this if I don't have to? And I feel like maybe that's where she's at. And also, not often you see somebody remove themselves from a Bravo reality show. Usually they're asked or they're put on pause or something of that nature. Paige is like, nope, my time has come. I am leaving the show.
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Rhea
Yeah, it's the right call, as it's a. It's bittersweet. But like you said, it's the right move for her right now. I think she has so many amazing things going for her that Summer House is probably really low on the priority list. I think that's, like, not what she 100%, like, needs to put all of her time and effort in. Gayly Squad is amazing. They go have all these live shows, tours, podcasts, you know, they're doing extra series, they're doing TV stuff. So many amazing opportunities that she really doesn't fully need, like, that Bravo platform right now. So it does make sense. It is sad because she is such a important part of the show, and I think she's such like a. A glue castmate who really can connect with everybody, and I think everybody feels comfortable talking to her. You see all the posts on Social of everyone being so sad that she's leaving, and it really is sad that there wasn't, like, one, like, last farewell summer. But you know what? I think that this was the right call for her, especially going into a season where she is single now. So it's like, I'm sure production or just the Bravo fans would really want to know what's going on in her personal life. Who's she dating? Is she doing this? Is she doing that? And I think she's like, I don't really want to share that right now, especially coming off this relationship with Craig that was like, so public. So it all just feels like it makes the most sense right now. It is sad, of course, but she will just.
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Whitney
You.
- [30:48]
Rhea
We know she will continue to thrive and excel, and the opportunities she's going to get, I think are going to be tenfold.
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Whitney
So, yeah, absolutely agree. I think this is the right call. And, yeah, I agree with the fact where she's probably like, okay, I don't need to share my personal life all over the place, so might as well not and still succeed. And there's so many different avenues and things that she probably wants to explore. I mean, we just saw her and Hannah had a little guest spot on Ginny and Georgia as well. Like, Eagle Squad is just exploding in all different directions. And it's like, well, why not free up that sort of time that you would maybe be traveling to the weekends in the summer or kind of a hectic schedule that maybe she doesn't want to have to go every weekend to this house. Maybe when she has free time, she wants to kind of just chill out, you know? Like, I feel like a lot is happening, so sort of having that balance and not returning to Summer House makes the most sense. As for Lexi, she couldn't even let the announcement breathe for 24 hours. She puts up her Instagram story, and it's kind of like, wait till Monday, you know, or, wait till this week. In my personal opinion, I was just like, everybody cares about Paige leaving Summer House. Like, we see it all over the place. Like, people are freaking out, whether they are happy about it or whether they think it's the. The right move or the wrong move. Like, everyone has an opinion on it. And then Lexi jumps in. Not even 24 hours after. She's like, I'm also gone. And everyone's like, okay, well, this isn't the same. We're talking seven seasons versus one season here. Obviously, she's. If she's not returning, she wants to make that announcement. It was just like, okay, well, we're. We're still focused on Paige right now, you know?
- [32:31]
Rhea
Yeah, I think she. I was thinking maybe, like, they knew Paige was gonna say something. I don't know. I. I highly doubt it. I'm sure, really, Lexi was, like, just waiting for the right moment. And I bet once Lexi saw Paige do it, she was like, oh, I'm getting mine out there. Then, you know, like, it's time to. To let everybody know that I will also not be returning. And I. I'm not surprised. I think. I think production was maybe banking on her bringing some drama again. This summer, I think if Paige. I think if Paige stayed, they would have been more okay with Lexi leaving. But with now more people leaving, I kind of think it's like, oh, what. What exactly is the. The storyline that they're going to follow here? I think they're gonna have to fill in a lot of spots. And, like, that can be kind of random, too. And all of a sudden, it's just like four totally new people or three or four, however many they're gonna have to do at this point. But yeah, Lexi. It is a thing too, where it's like, Lexi says she's leaving. Do we know for sure? Bravo didn't not ask her back, you know, that whole. That whole.
- [33:43]
Whitney
Right. Because if I had to make an assumption, Right. I would have thought that Lexi would have, if given the option, would have 100% returned to the show with how much press she has done for this past season.
- [33:55]
Rhea
Right.
- [33:55]
Whitney
You know, maybe she just hated how.
- [33:57]
Rhea
It all turned out. She's like, I'm not fucking doing it again. You know?
- [34:00]
Whitney
Right. That could also be the case, too. It's like. But I. It goes two ways. Like, one, you're doing press for the show. You want to keep talking about it so that you can return and have a new season without. You know, Jesse will be there, but you're not dating Jesse, and it's not about that.
- [34:15]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [34:16]
Whitney
Or do you hate what happened so much that you're going to let everyone know what happened and not return? Like, I'm really interested in knowing if it was her choice or if it was Bravo's decision. Yeah.
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Rhea
Yeah.
- [34:29]
Whitney
I don't know if we'll ever know that, though. But I. I would be curious because now we're probably going to see an influx of new people. It may just be, though, that they bring in a lot, a ton of new single people. And it starts from the beginning. Like, you go back, beginning of Summer House, where it was just a bunch of single people in a house going out doing stupid.
- [34:47]
Rhea
I just think they can't. I know. I just think they. They can't fully embrace that with Kyle, Amanda, Carl, Lindsay, like, still around. You know, I just, like, I. I think that's fair. I think they can totally build something where, like, Jesse and Wes are still there and it's a bunch of singles, and they try and see how that goes. But when there's still gonna be a focus on those older couples, older relationships. What's Carl doing? What's Amanda and Kyle doing? How, like, is Lindsay visiting with Gemma? Is she not like, it's just. It's two. It's two different shows. It's like they're trying to make two different shows and combining it to one. And I don't know if that's necessarily gonna work, so we'll see.
- [35:30]
Whitney
I agree with that. It was funny. There was a fake announcement going around from Carl that he was leaving. Carl was clicked quick to clear that up with Us Weekly, and then he linked it on his store, and he was like, click the link to read, I'm not leaving. Don't worry, guys. I am not leaving. So. All right, we get it. Carl, you are not leaving. You are not leaving the show.
- [35:48]
Rhea
Yeah, I know. I really do feel. And I get it in the sense that, like, so many of their businesses are attached to being on the show. Like, with Paige, like, she has such a presence online and has such a strong following already that the show wouldn't necessarily, I think, help that much in promoting her product. I think she can do that no problem on her own. She has that kind of power. But for, like, Carl promoting his bar and all those things, I think the show is such a massive platform for him to have that. So it's like, they're going to cl. They're. You know, they're going to cling onto that for sure. So I don't know, it's gonna be very interesting to see how it all goes down this once filming starts, because it's really only a few weeks away at this point then from, like, what their normal schedule is. They know they start, like, around 4th of July.
- [36:43]
Whitney
So, yeah, it's gonna be soon. While we're on the topic, I do want to give a little tidbit that we shared at the shows, but we never shared it on the podcast. So we did talk on the podcast about how you met Wes, and you go, we kind of squashed the semi beef, fake beef that we had, whatever. And, you know, we were booking guests for our live shows, and we had asked Wes to be a guest at our Pittsburgh live show. Went through his team and everything, and west approved. His team approved. He was all set to go. We were going to get the booking, you know, booked, traveled, all that. Wes then hits you with a text about how he can no longer make the Pittsburgh live show because it's the playoffs for his kickball, his kickball league that he's in. He put together the team, he whatever our faces when we received this news that west was canceling as our live show guest because of his fucking kickball team.
- [37:46]
Rhea
Yeah. Yep. Yeah, that did happen. And, you know, I was. I said back to me, you know, like, I am shocked and semi impressed that you have that level of dedication to your kickball team. And, you know, it was the kind of thing where I was like, oh, if we win this playoff game, then maybe I wouldn't be available, because then it'd be the championship. But if we lost. But, you know, they kept winning, and then. And then the fateful night of our Pittsburgh show, they had their championship and they won the whole damn thing. So he. He's a champ.
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Whitney
Yeah. Congratulations.
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Rhea
Happy for him. But it was. It was very, very funny. And you know what? I. Everything works out the way it's supposed to, because I thought Tyler and Tate were so fucking fun.
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Whitney
So good. Yeah, they were amazing.
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Rhea
I love so much.
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Whitney
Yeah, she's amazing. They're such a cute couple. Funny, fun. Yeah, they know how to get the crowd going. They were. They were incredible. So it did work out the way it was supposed to. They were awesome. I forgot we didn't talk about that in the intro, but they were so much fun. A lot of dance battles happening, a lot of dancing on stage, which I love.
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Rhea
Like, I feel like that gets the crowd going, and Tate, like, has all the moves, so I loved it.
- [38:58]
Whitney
Yeah, so much fun. So, yeah, it did work out. I was supposed to, but we were cracking up being like, this fucking guy canceled on us for his kickball game. But they did win, so congratulations. I guess it was worth it. You know what I mean? Yeah, I guess it was all worth it. Moving on. I know that this was something people were speculating about for quite some time was an alleged feud between Amy Lou Wood and Walton Goggins. He unfollowed her on Instagram right after the. You know, during the premiere of the show. And everyone was very curious because he would. Walton Goggins would speak so highly of Amy Lou Wood, but then we would see that he unfollowed her, and everyone was like, wait, what's going on? Then he had that very emotional post about Chelsea and Rick at the, you know, the series finale and all that. So it was. It was very confusing. People were like, what happened? People were speculating nonstop. They cleared up the rumors. They did an interview, they did a spread. They did pictures together. And sort of what it came down to was we realized Walton Goggins, and we cannot begin to understand these people in Hollywood, but they understand each other. He is so dedicated to his roles that he had to unfollow Amy Lou Wood when the season wrapped up because that's the way he can move on from being so into his character and his roles was kind of what I got from this was like, if he had followed his past cast members from other shows and movies, he would also unfollow them because he gets so into it that he needs to completely separate himself after, otherwise, he's still locked in. So that's what happened with Amy is like, he got. And it's very clear that during filming, they got extremely, extremely close because they talk about how. Not purposely, but he would sort of distance himself from the rest of the cast because he was so into the role of Rick that then Amy being Chelsea would then be like, no, you're not going through this alone. So them two together were kind of like, on this little island filming this show. They were so locked in that they needed some sort of separation after it.
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Rhea
Yeah. And I think he's. He's talked about it before, but Thailand is just, like, such an emotional place for him because it is where he went after his first wife had passed. And it was such a. Like, a therapeutic experience for him. And then he had not been back since. So I think he was really going through a lot mentally, and. Yeah, he was. I think he's just so attached to, like, the characters Rick and Chelsea that once it ended, it was. I can't even. I. I have to separate. I can't even see what Amy Lou is doing on her own because it's just like, I gotta move on from it. And the whole article, it's a. Was in Variety. They just. They were hugging all over each other. They were praising each other, were so excited to see each other. It's just so crazy that this rumor ran wild for so long. And when this finally came out, it was like, wow. And they also kind of alluded to the. Because I think it was right after that article had come out is when they did this was the. Was the Times article with Walton Goggins, where it was perceived that the interviewer had asked about Amy Lewood. And he was like, we're not talking, you know, no, I don't want to talk about that. And that it, like, ended the interview and, like, the whole thing. And it seems as though from at least Walton Goggins standpoint, that they just kept bringing it up multiple times, that by the time it was like, the third or fourth time, he was like, all right, like, let's. This is not what we're here to talk about. And then, of course, that's what was used in the article. And the and the whole thing, but it really appears that they don't have it. He filed. He re. Followed her right there in that moment. Right there in the moment, I think, when they were talking. So it really seems like Walter.
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Whitney
Yeah, I think he just gets very attached. Like, maybe, you know, he got so attached to Amy Lou Wood. He was like, okay, well, I'm actually married in real life that I need to separate myself from this because, wow, I'm so into this character, and I'm so into Chelsea and Rick, and it's a whole thing. He speaks so highly of Amy, though, like, in the way he's like, she's Goldie Hawn. Like, she's gonna, like, really, really make it as an actress. So it was very interesting. He's clearly a weird guy. Like, love Walton Goggins, but he's. He's totally a bit of a weirdo.
- [43:24]
Rhea
Totally.
- [43:25]
Whitney
And you know what? Sometimes that's just the way you are as an actor. Actress. He's an artiste.
- [43:31]
Rhea
Yep.
- [43:31]
Whitney
And they're a little bizarre in some ways, but that's how they work. And that's why he's probably so good at his job, because this is the way that he works and gets shit done. So happy to see that there's no feud between the two. Love to see pictures of them together. You know what I mean? But then it start. You start missing the scene season. You start thinking about what happened, the whole thing, but happy to hear that there's no actual feud and that this is just the way these actors work. I guess, you know, we can't understand it, but they do. And I guess that's what matters. Moving on. Taylor and Travis were at a wedding in Nashville. One of Travis's cousins, I think it was his second cousin, they got married in Nashville. They attended the wedding. People were so excited they were there. And then it sparked this whole debate online, I guess, about whether or not you would be happy Taylor's at your wedding or upset that she's taking the shine from you. I think this is a stupid question. I think you're happy. Like, if you are upset. First of all, Taylor Swift is allowed to exist in this world as a human being. What kind of life would it be if she's not even allowed to go to a wedding because someone is upset that it would be taking the shine away? You know what? Deal with it. Okay. Sorry you didn't make it. Sorry she Taylor Swift and you're not. Okay. It is what it is. You got to just accept that. Like, you know what? I Mean, like, she, she's allowed to go to weddings and exist in this world. Just like we are all allowed to go to weddings and exist.
- [45:02]
Rhea
How?
- [45:03]
Whitney
You know, like, you gotta, she's gotta be a normal human. Human in some settings. So I think I'd be happy. You'd be happy. Most of the world would be happy. They'd be like, damn, I'm so honored she's taking the time to come to my wedding. You're still the bride. Everyone knows it's your day. And look, now people are even talking about your wedding.
- [45:23]
Rhea
Even more, the bragging rights that you would have for the rest of your life. That Taylor Swift was at your wedding, regardless of what happens with Taylor and Travis is worth it alone. Like, I can be like, no, look, Taylor Swift is at my wedding. I, I don't, I don't care. It's, it's the coolest thing ever, I think if you're the bride or anybody. I, I, but you are right? It's just like, hey, she is going to a wedding as a plus one of her boyfriend. And that was very cute. Looked like they had a lovely time, people. But you know, I also saw a lot of people joking about it. And this is also so true that it's like, do you think the bride was nervous? Or did anybody, like, say to, to the, to the guests of the weddings of the wedding, like, hey, everyone, be fucking cool. Like, don't, don't. And then, you know, of course you see the videos and the pictures that I'm sure guests, like, sneaky tried to take, and that's what we're all looking at and whatever. And of course, there were, there were what looked more like family photos where, okay, of course you take the lovely picture together, maybe you send that to your friends, everyone freaks out. It gets sent around immediately. But like, the videos of Taylor and Travis, like, filming behind them when they're in their seat and the first the dance is happening and the whole thing, it's like, okay, those are the people that you're like, oh, come on. I told Tammy not to film her and she did it anyway. And this guy, because you're like, you want Taylor to feel as comfortable as possible at your wedding that she doesn't have to worry about, like moles from the inside, but at the end of the day, it's Taylor Swift. And like, I'm sure you, when you send out that invite list, you maybe don't know for sure if Taylor Swift is coming. And the neighbor down the street that you maybe wouldn't have invited if you knew Taylor was going to be there. 100%.
- [47:16]
Whitney
Because now you're thinking about the seating chart. Where am I sitting? Tower? Who am I trusting to sit next to her? I'm not trusting her next Aunt Debbie. She's going to freak out the whole time and take a bunch of pictures, you know.
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Rhea
Yeah.
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Whitney
You know, ask her about her life and the whole thing. You got to seat her next to somebody who's going to be calm, cool, collected. And then you, you know what, you kind of got to toss your hands up in the air and be like, I tried to tame my family and friends and I couldn't. And I feel like Taylor would understand that. Like, she's probably aware you're not going to have every room. Be super chill. She knows who she is. She's aware that people are going to fucking freak out about her. So I think super cool that she just gets to live her life and go like every other girl in the world, you know, go as a plus one to a wedding and exactly that life. So people who are saying that they would be upset, maybe take a look.
- [48:15]
Rhea
You really wouldn't be. You wouldn't be upset.
- [48:17]
Whitney
I don't think you'd be that upset.
- [48:18]
Rhea
No.
- [48:19]
Whitney
You know, that would be. That would be a choice.
- [48:23]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [48:24]
Whitney
I can't believe she came to my. What? That would be. That would be.
- [48:26]
Rhea
Right.
- [48:28]
Whitney
Billie Eilish and Nat Wolf were spotted smooching together. I mean, we talked about this kind of briefly, I think a couple months ago where they were spotted together and everyone was like, are they dating? Oh, they're probably just friends. Like, you know, what's going on here?
- [48:44]
Rhea
They've been friends for years. Yeah, they've been friends for years. Apparently. So everyone, like, immediately, like, they. They've been friends for so long, it's not anything romantic, but.
- [48:52]
Whitney
Right. But now they're spotting smooching.
- [48:54]
Rhea
That smooch looked romantic to me.
- [48:55]
Whitney
That's romantic. Maybe they're maybe the friends of benefits, you know, maybe they're exploring further than friends. Maybe they were just having fun and smooching and they're not romantic. But all I know is they were.
- [49:06]
Rhea
Smooching and it was out, like, maybe on a balcony. Looked like a balcony. Looked like maybe they were stopping some pictures together. I think it's romantic. That's the vibe I got. I'm gonna. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it's romantic.
- [49:24]
Whitney
My God. Shocking. Take two people kissing romantic. No, but I. I just. I don't want to jump into that. Right yet. Because I feel like it could be a possibility that they just might be, like, exploring. But also maybe it was just for funsies.
- [49:42]
Rhea
Yeah. Yeah. I like the pairing. I do. I think that's a very cute pairing.
- [49:47]
Whitney
It's just crazy that, like, I immediately just go back to the Naked Brothers Band.
- [49:51]
Rhea
Of course.
- [49:52]
Whitney
I can't think about this man or talk about this man without talking about.
- [49:55]
Rhea
The Naked Brothers, to be honest. It is one of those things where no matter what he does career wise, I think we will always think of that first. And some people are able to shed that first role.
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Noah
Yeah, I actually haven't, like, because he's done a good amount of movies recently.
- [50:09]
Rhea
He has. He's done a ton. Yeah, he's been in some awesome things.
- [50:12]
Noah
And I was a big Naked Brothers guy, but I don't really think about it.
- [50:14]
Rhea
You don't think of Naked Brothers?
- [50:16]
Noah
Not really anymore.
- [50:17]
Rhea
Oh, my God. No.
- [50:18]
Whitney
I go, the only thing that plays my head is cray. Yeah. Yeah.
- [50:21]
Noah
Wait, do you remember this was going to be a trivia question, but then I was like, I'm not going to use it. So I'll ask you in now. What was the. The love interest name in Naked Brothers Band?
- [50:31]
Rhea
I. I didn't a song about it. I didn't really watch the show that much, to be honest.
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Whitney
Amina.
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Noah
No, it starts with an R.
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Rhea
There's a song. Is there a song that. It's her name.
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Noah
Yeah.
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Rhea
Oh, I can. I can hear the song in my head.
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Whitney
Rosalia.
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Noah
Yeah. Is it Rosalia? Rosalina.
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Rhea
Rosalina. It might be Rosalina. Rosalia. I know it's Rose.
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Noah
Rosalina.
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Rhea
Rosalina.
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Whitney
Rosalina.
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Rhea
I was gonna say Rose.
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Whitney
I think that's where I got immediate.
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Noah
I can like still hear the like melody in my head of Rosalie.
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Rhea
Yeah. Talents and towns and guys.
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Whitney
Yeah, they did. And now Smooch and Billie Eilish.
- [51:12]
Rhea
Yeah, exactly.
- [51:13]
Whitney
Who sees? Maybe they'll further the connection. We'll find out about it.
- [51:16]
Rhea
Maybe they're working on some music.
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Whitney
Guys, if you saw my hair in Pittsburgh and Maine this past weekend, you will be shocked to know that the last time I had washed my hair for both of those shows was on Monday night before meeting Miley Cyrus. Okay. And what I used to keep that blowout fresh and good before recurling it or Haley curled. It was Batiste Dry Shampoo, the innovation from award award winning number one dry shampoo brand Batiste in the U.S. one can of Batiste is sold every 1.3 seconds. And guys, I was using those Cans of Batiste Zen Matcha. Ooh. Light Dry Shampoo was perfect. I needed dry shampoo because I wasn't washing my hair, and it did the trick. We'd spray the dry shampoo, rub it in a little bit, curl it, set it. It was good to go. New Batiste Light Dry Shampoo is our lightest dry shampoo. It blends seamlessly in hair and leaves no white residue. That's what I was leaving, was using, was absolutely perfect. It's lightweight, it's non gritty. It absorbs oil. Oil and greased for a cleaner looking hair without weighing it down. Like I said, it's lightweight and non gritty. That's the best part of it. You don't feel it in your hair. It doesn't leave that white residue. It's absolutely perfect. It's great on your hair and it's easy on your wallet or to get the blowout look without the blowout price. So that's what I was doing. Can buy Batiste Light Dress Light Dry shampoo online or in store at your nearest retailer. Let's get into it. Love Island. Okay. Been dying to get the takes off. Everybody anticipating this season of Love Island USA season 7 because of how big season 6 was. We know that season 6 was ginormous and. And we all wanted to go into this with an open mind, which I have done. The first episode I was sat. I was watching and I was interested. I'm still interested. That I don't want to phrase it in a way that seems like I'm not interested. I'm very interested. I'm giving everybody on the show a fair shot of being themselves and not trying to compare them to the season prior because I feel like they deserve that or some of them deserve that. We could talk about it right off the bat so that we don't have to talk about it further, but Yalissa was yanked from the show. I think everybody has seen that by now. As she should be. She. I mean, she had to be yanked. They said at the very beginning of the second episode, like Yalissa has left the island. Apparently the. The cast members of the people in the villa probably do not know what happened. We all know what happened. There were videos that resurfaced of Ulissa on a podcast using racial slur. So everyone was like, get this woman off the show right now. And they made it happen because I think, you know, producers, Ariana, they all have their phones, like they could see what people are talking about. And people were like, we need this woman off the show and they yanked her.
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Rhea
Yeah, that had to have been done for sure. I think, like, she's in the first episode. I think everyone was like, oh, boy. We all saw what happens on Social. These cast members get announced and literally every single thing that they've ever done in their life ends up on Tick Tock. And this went crazy viral. Obviously the producer saw it and it was like, this is not happening. She did put out a statement apologizing and doing the whole song and dance after she got her phone back and everything. But, yeah, I, I, it is crazy to me still that, like, these contestants go through this vetting process to be put on the show, and it's just like, the Internet can find these things in two seconds and, and casting somehow doesn't. I don't know how that works, but unfortunately, that's how it goes. Something like, this is so serious and like, yes, that's when it's, you're, you're glad something like that resurfaces because it's like, okay, we can, it's early on. We can pull her right out. It's done. But already it's such a different experience watching. It's such a different experience watching us than uk, I think. And maybe it's just because we're on different sides of the Internet. Like, I don't, I'm necessarily on, like, uk, UK Love island, where I see some things and I know that they actually also just had something with the contestant being pulled from this season as well. The new season of UK starts, I think, this week, actually, so. But it is, it is just crazy because there are videos. They want to make videos of every single detail. If you even had a conversation with one of these contestants, you're making a video talking about it. I know this person. My friend knows this person. My friend dated this person for two seconds. Like, everyone's trying to expose everyone, which is such a crazy thing to do for, like, a reality TV show where it's like, immediately everyone wants these people's, like, lives almost ruined. It's like, let me find the worst thing we can find about these people and then talk about it. And it really does, like, take away from a lot of the fun that comes with watching a show like Love island that's really not supposed to be that serious. And I think, like, already I've been seeing it online, so I'm hoping that it doesn't feel that way for the whole season, because it did feel like that way towards the end of season six, and it was like, a lot so I'm hoping everyone can really, like, enjoy what Love island is. It's. It's supposed to be fun. Like, I love the mindset of some of the contestants that, you know, Ace, Shelly, some of these people are like, hey, it's early. Let's have fun. Let's talk. Let's meet people. Like, that's the way that they should be on the show, I guess. Well, this. We should give a spoiler warning. We are talking about.
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Whitney
We've.
- [56:57]
Rhea
We are up to date. We have watched Sunday night's episode. So if you are not caught up, I would certainly caution you be careful listening while we're talking about the episodes.
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Noah
I'm not caught up, unfortunately.
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Rhea
Oh, sorry to hear that.
- [57:10]
Noah
First three.
- [57:11]
Rhea
Sorry to hear that. But it's just like seeing. Like, seeing the way Ace and Shelley and they're talking to a lot different people, but they also have a connection themselves that you're like. But I like that they're exploring compared to what Hood and Jeremiah have been in the. That's already super annoying to watch, to be completely.
- [57:32]
Whitney
Oh, my God. Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, we could start off talking about everything. So kind of, like, where everyone's at right now, I guess we can kind of get into that. I agree with you about Ace and Shelley. I love the two of them. Like, people are like, you're like, I don't care. Okay. Because Ace is doing what they should be doing in these first fucking five days of the show. And Ariana even said that on After Sun. I love that Ariana knows everything that goes on online, and then it, like, jumps back in. Like, she. And I could just tell when she's talking to the islanders. I feel like. Like, I just love it so much. I love Ariana. But Ace is doing what they should be doing, which is like. And Shelley is, too. She's not mad that Ace coupled up with somebody else, because I sort of feel this watching. But I think if Ace and Shelley get together too soon, that it will be explosive. I think if it's a slow burn where they're. They have something with each other, but they're feeling other people out, then they can come together after that. That's what I'm rooting for, because I'm. Those two are endgame to me, but they can't be endgame just yet because it's too early, you know, like, they need to kind of, like, play the field so that they can realize they want to be with each other. One thing I'm not on board with, though, is, is Shelly Being with Austin, like, have Shelly be with anybody else. Austin, I. When this man speaks, I get angry. I can't listen to this man speak. I want him away from Shelley. Like, I just. It's not a match. It is not a match.
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Rhea
I agree. I don't see it at all. I don't know what they're. I don't know what's that. They're all the girls. Like, he's so funny. He's so sweet. He's so goofy. I'm like, I'm fucking losing brain cells listening to him.
- [59:16]
Whitney
I do not see it.
- [59:18]
Rhea
You know, fine. But, yeah, that was. That one was really interesting. I. I do think that, you know, you have to. You have to be able to handle the guy. You, like, potentially talking to some other people. Like, the way Hoda reacted to those bombshells coming in, obviously, I think she corrected her behavior later. She was like, oh, I overreacted. Like, I know it, but it's just like, oh, my God. It was way too much. It was way too much. And I think. And I don't blame her. I know what she said of saying, you know, I just told Jeremiah that I'm a mom, and she's very sensitive to that and wanting to see how Jeremiah reacts to that. I'm sure she had a lot of nerves with doing that. So having the bombshells come right in after, I'm sure, you know, her head was all over the place, freaking out about it. But Jeremiah seems so insanely locked in that it's like. It's making me question how genuine he is, because I'm like, there's no way you're this locked in. Like, I'm sorry. Like, I. I just don't fully believe that from a guy. I'm so. I'm sorry. That's just the way it is. And even the other guys, I think, are like, dude, what are you doing? Like, this is. It's crazy. Like, Ace cheering for Jeremiah during that challenge, I was like, yes, cheer for him. Cheer for him. And then he didn't even. He, like, literally looked like he was. That girl was trying to kiss him. She was jumping on him, and he was, like, hands in the air, trying to not touch her.
- [60:50]
Whitney
No. I literally was like, this is so fucking lame. Like, seriously, give it a rest. It's been three days at that point, and they are driving me nuts. The way that Huda, like, speaks for Jeremiah being like, oh, he's just nervous. Or this. I'm like, you only met this man three days ago. Nobody's Calling you Mom and dad. You're calling yourself mom and dad because you're a mom, and you're telling everybody you're a mom as if you're the first mom on Earth. Like, she is acting like nobody else on earth is a mom. The way that she's talking, it's like, okay, we get it. You are a mom who came onto this show, and I think that's totally fine. I see people having opinion about. About that. Like, her leaving her kid. Like, we've seen it on the Bachelor before. Like, this isn't anything shocking or new to us. Like, it happens. Whatever. She's also allowed to go and find love and explore even while being a mom. That's fine. But the way. The way that she sat them down and told Sierra that she's a mom, and Sierra goes, amazing.
- [61:49]
Rhea
Yeah, yeah.
- [61:52]
Whitney
Like, this is like, okay. Like, I feel like she thinks because she's a mom, that means if. No, if she's coupled up with someone, that person cannot be able to explore any other options because she's a mom.
- [62:04]
Rhea
Right.
- [62:04]
Whitney
And it's making any sense to me. It's like, Casa Amore is going to happen, and this man is going to crack.
- [62:11]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [62:12]
Whitney
And we're going to see an explosion like we've never seen before. Because I know he's trying to hold on tight for that 100k. I know it. You can see it in his eyes. While Hood is saying to him, like, after the challenge about, you know, kissing Amaya and And all that, you could see it on his face. You could see it. He's like, how much can I hold on to this 100k? Like, it's way too much, way too soon. And Ariana spoke about it on after sign. She was like, I want people to be like, ace, like, whatever, you know, because you're playing the field at first. Like, this is day three, day four, we're talking about. And you guys are weirding me out. Nobody's calling you mom and dad. Nobody's doing that. I want to hear names. If people are calling mom and dad. We haven't wanted it. And you can tell, like, Shelley's, like, trying to, like, support her. Like, when she's talking to her, we can tell she's. She's clocking it. She's like, for sure.
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Rhea
Her Andrew, her and Alandria both. I think they, like, yeah. Almost have been talking to her with kid gloves. It's like, okay, I know you're upset, but let me just, like, bring a little realness to this situation right now.
- [63:15]
Whitney
And immediately she's like, I don't like that. I don't like that.
- [63:18]
Rhea
I know.
- [63:19]
Whitney
Like a sweetheart so far. Seriously, I don't think she was. She's coming in. Doing what?
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Rhea
Talk about bubbly personality.
- [63:26]
Whitney
Yeah. Explore connections. And that's what they're supposed to do is Bombshells is coming and explore. And it's like, it's weird behavior. I really don't like it.
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Rhea
I like Amaya. I like Amaya. I think she's very sweet. I will say this may come off as harsh. This may come off as harsh, but listening to her and Austin have a conversation, my ears were bleeding. So that's all I have to say about that. But I think. I think she's. I think she's a lovely girl.
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Whitney
I think she's lovely. Julie from Comments by Celeb sent such a funny tweet last night where it was like, just the volume down button, like, as. As soon as they were talking to each other.
- [64:04]
Rhea
Yeah. Yep.
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Whitney
No, I mean, Austin is like, seriously, I really have to stop myself from fast forwarding every time Austin's on the screen. Like, get this man off the screen. Amaya seems sweet. I agree. Hannah and Charlie already, like, locked in.
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Rhea
I guess I know that too. There was another person. It is funny, like, because the Love island tick tock scene can be so great and so crazy at the same time. Like, there's so many amazing creators that make such funny recaps and such funny videos. And I saw one girl and she said two. Two different videos. Like, one was like, if you have not watched uk, like, don't talk to me about us because you don't understand how this show works, which I thought was very funny. And then another one where she was like, I'm not ready to trust any of these guys yet, because let me tell you what they haven't done. They haven't sent a blonde bombshell in. And we need to see how these men act when a blonde bombshell comes into. Comes into the villa. And I was. I was cracking up. And that's what they, you know, they did. They sent in Hannah. Uh, Charlie was all over that quickly, which also makes sense because he really didn't have a connection with anybody in the villa. And then this. The. The biggest thing was this triangle with Nick and Sierra and Bella. And, you know, I really respect these two ladies because I think that they handled that so well. They both clearly liked Nick, but they both were nice and respectful to each other. And they were like, yeah, we, you know, obviously be nice for Nick to make a decision. But they were both there. They were trying their damnedest. They were making sure that they were getting their kisses in. Bella decided to go fucking balls to the wall in the challenge for the first time ever, kissing everybody. She know what I'm doing it. Turning the heat up, trying to get her man. She did. She did continue to speak in TikTok slang for the entirety of her time. And it really. There's one. One moment where she goes, the tea is just getting hotter and hotter. It just. Oh. Oh, my. She cracks me up. She really cracks me up. I really like just the constant, like, changing of the voice depending on who she was talking to. But really, she did seem like she had a. Had a good heart. You know, I felt that from her. I really did. And I. I do think Sierra and Nick have the better connection, though.
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Whitney
I'm in agreement. Bella was a bit annoying for me, although did seem like she had a great heart.
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Rhea
Yes.
- [66:38]
Whitney
Very sweet. And her heart was in the right place and all those things.
- [66:43]
Rhea
My cushion.
- [66:45]
Whitney
Right. Like, it was funny, but at the same time, I was, like, getting annoyed. Yeah, you know, I, I do like Sierra a lot. I, you know.
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Rhea
Yeah, I do.
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Whitney
I was okay with the sending home of Bella. I think it's a quick, you know, we got her, but by next week, we will not be missing her. I see so many people so upset that she's gone, and I'm like, we have so much time left. It feels like you guys never watched the fucking show before. Fields. But I like Sierra a lot, and I feel like her and Bella were both very classy about the situation, and they both supported each other and they got to know each other, and they were very nice about it, unlike Hooda with Amaya. Like, I.
- [67:28]
Rhea
It was just like.
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Whitney
It kind of feels like Huda is doing this thing where she's like, all right, we're all sisters, right? Like, no one's gonna go for Jeremiah because we're all sisters. Right? Like, trying to, like, kind of manipulate everybody into being like, we're all best friends and none of you are gonna go after my man.
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Rhea
Correct. Yeah. And it was. It did seem like she. It was like a genuine reaction, first of her being like, I, I. She's not a nice girl. I can just tell. I can sense it. She's just not a nice girl. And then, like, realizing, you know, 10 hours later that she was overreacting and, like, trying to backtrack. Oh, I was overreacting. Is like. No, that was your genuine, like, real reaction to a Girl that you don't know at all and by who really seems like she would not hurt a fly, you know?
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Whitney
Right.
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Rhea
I, I.
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Whitney
And that's what that was. So it was weird. She was just like, she's not nice. I'm like, yeah, you don't know.
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Rhea
You don't know her at all.
- [68:27]
Whitney
At all. You haven't even had one conversation with her to say she's not a nice girl.
- [68:31]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [68:31]
Whitney
Because she. You expect her, after three days to not go for Jeremiah. Like.
- [68:38]
Rhea
Yeah, I know.
- [68:38]
Whitney
Our behavior, it's very bizarre.
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Rhea
I'm hoping that they, too, just lock in. Yeah, I hope that those two just lock in so much that we don't even have to worry about them. You know, like, some couples, they. They're like, no, we're on. We're closed off, like, whatever. And there's no drama with them at all. Then they don't get that much airtime because there's no drama with them. I'm like, okay, that can be you, too.
- [68:56]
Whitney
You know, we're gonna see the drama. We're gonna see how to freak out over every person who comes into the villa, even though Jeremiah is going to fake it the whole time, and then they're going to explode and casa More. Yeah, I want to talk about Alandra and Taylor.
- [69:06]
Rhea
You're right. I love. I love her as well.
- [69:08]
Whitney
I love Alandra. She's so fucking funny. Like, genuinely cackling out loud of some of the things that she has said so far. And while we're on the topic of Alandria and huda, Alandra was 100% in the right about what happened between Huda and Alandria when all the guys stood up besides Jeremiah to say that they were interested in the bombshell. And Huda was like, you guys need some real men, like, da, da, da. And Alandra was like, no, we're not going to do that. Like, we're not upset. And, like, Alandra was 100% right, because she was like, listen, we're going to go talk about it with the girls after this, and we can all chat about it. But in this very moment, like, don't speak for us just because you think you're better than us. Because your guy didn't stand up after day two. Like, no, like, hood, I think she's better than everybody right now. Because Jeremiah didn't stand. That's how it felt. And then. And then put up immediately bursting into these tears about what Alandra said. Alandra barely said anything. Elandra was like, no, we're not Going to do that. We're not upset.
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Rhea
Yeah.
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Whitney
Like, Alandra was just trying to, in front of the guys, be like, cool it. Like, we don't want the guys to know we're upset or we feel some type of way about this, talk about it after. Like, the way that hood of reacted was like, speaking for them when none of them said that they were upset yet. It was bizarre.
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Rhea
Yeah, I'm. I am. I'm liking the slow burn that Alandria and Taylor. Taylor, yeah. Landry and Taylor have going right now. I hope that that maybe does turn into something or maybe maybe another guy comes in or we'll see what happens. But I. And I. I was not mad that Ace didn't pick Shelly in the recoupling because I do feel like we're not maybe ready for that yet of them to, like, fully go into being a couple. I think they're still trying to feel out other relationships solely from the fact that it would have kept her from Austin. I would have been down for it because I'm like, why is Austin the only other option? Like, if there was another option, I'd be, oh, my God, I'd be so much happier. But Shelly is. Oh, God, she's way too good for him. And. And it was weird because I was like, oh, it felt like Ace and Amaya had, like, one conversation together. But I don't know if he's, like, nervous to pick Shelley or like, what that means or. And everything because they have that very, like, flirtatious thing right now. But I almost think it was not a tactic, but. But I think that they are playing such a cat and mouse game right now that probably Ace was like, oh, it's like we're still playing with. With each other. Like, we can't be. We can't be getting in bed with each other. Yeah, we got to see how this goes. So I'm hoping that changes because I need. Or another guy comes in for Shelley because. No, no, no, no. No more. No more of that pairing, please.
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Whitney
No, we need Shelly away from Austin. So we need another guy and to swoop in just to entertain her until her and Ace are ready to be together.
- [71:58]
Rhea
Yes.
- [71:59]
Whitney
The entertainer cannot be Austin. Like, Shelley is way too good for that man, and she will realize it very soon, but we need someone else to come in and play that little. Because I know Ace and Shelley are gonna, like, they. The tension and the chemistry, we can feel it coming through the screen. Like, we know that these two want each other. As for Alandra and Taylor, it is A slow burn. I'm hoping to see a bit more chemistry between the two of them, because right now I'm not seeing the chemistry. But Alandria said that she is a slow burner on the outside, so maybe that's sort of what we're getting here.
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Rhea
Yeah.
- [72:31]
Whitney
I'm loving the friends with all the guys right now, specifically between Ace, Taylor, and even Nick, like, jumping across the bed during that scene. Like, I am loving the friendship. It's reminding me of sort of OG Love Island UK days of when the guys, you know, would all become friends like that. And even last season, I mean, I guess it just. We saw with Rob and Aaron, but it wasn't, like, one that we were excited about because they were just rooting each other on to do stupid things.
- [72:55]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [72:56]
Whitney
Whereas these guys are, like, jumping up and down so giddy and happy and, like, joking around with each other. Very, very funny. I'm like, I really hope. Because I know right now Ace is playing the field. I hope that if, when the time comes, though, he does sort of, like, settle, because I love that man. And if he does something where, like, it turns into, like, we can't root for him anymore, I'm gonna be really upset because.
- [73:19]
Rhea
I agree.
- [73:21]
Whitney
Because I love him.
- [73:22]
Rhea
I agree. He just has such great energy, such great vibe, you know? Like, he really does. He's really entertaining. He seems really sweet, but he's just, like, cool. Yeah, he. He's young, though, too, you know, and, like, the whole, like, never been in love and the whole, like, I'm like, oh, boy, he could pull some stuff.
- [73:37]
Whitney
That makes me nervous. Stupid.
- [73:39]
Rhea
Yeah, exactly. So you never know. But, no, I'm very intrigued to see what goes on the rest of this week. It looks like Olandria spills the beans that Nick was also making out with Bella and Soul Ties before she left, and Sierra didn't know that. I, I, I understand being upset about that. And I don't know if it's just, like, the preview to, like, amp up drama to watch, but it's like, Sarah, you were doing the same thing. Like, you were pulling into the photo booth and kissing him in the photo booth. You know, it's not crazy to think that Bella would have been pulling him and trying to kiss him too. Unless Nick was, like, saying to Sierra, you know, oh, I. I'm not kissing her. Like, whatever. I don't know what Nick has said. And it's different because Nick and Sarah are sleeping in the bed together. So it's like, at night, they're all cuddly. And like, that whole thing. But I'm. I wonder if that's like, gonna actually cause a problem for them. But, you know, rip Bella gone too soon, girl.
- [74:39]
Whitney
Oh, my God. No. I mean, I think the thing is though, like, Sierra has to realize. I. I think Sierra has to realize even after kissing Bella and Soul Ties, he did pick her.
- [74:53]
Rhea
So, yeah.
- [74:53]
Whitney
Kind of have to be like, all right, it happened.
- [74:55]
Rhea
Exactly, exactly me after that for sure.
- [74:57]
Whitney
So I, you know, I'm locked in. I'm saying I'm enjoying it.
- [75:01]
Rhea
It's all. I've been watching Dame.
- [75:03]
Whitney
I know people are going to be like, comparing it, whatever, but we got to give it its fair shot and I'm enjoying it so far.
- [75:10]
Rhea
So same.
- [75:11]
Whitney
Yeah. We will continue talking about it and I hope that recap was good enough. We may have left some things out, but we are ready to lock in for the rest of the the season.
- [75:20]
Rhea
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- [76:10]
Whitney
All right, welcome back to the weekly Watch Report where we talk about the things we watch this week. Weekly Watch Report on Monday.
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Rhea
Monday.
- [76:15]
Whitney
Weekly Watch report on Monday. Weekly Watch report on Monday. Weekly Watch report on Monday. So, I mean, I really haven't watched anything.
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Rhea
Say, is this segment just gonna be. So we watch Love island and give it a grade?
- [76:28]
Whitney
Yeah.
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Noah
I have nothing outside of the three Love island episodes I watched.
- [76:32]
Rhea
Oh.
- [76:33]
Whitney
Oh. So are we just.
- [76:35]
Rhea
I mean. Yeah. Summer House in part two. That's the only other thing I watched.
- [76:40]
Whitney
Right. And I didn't even watch that, honestly.
- [76:42]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [76:42]
Whitney
Because we were away.
- [76:43]
Rhea
Yeah.
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Noah
Weekly Watch report or.
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Rhea
No, no, we leave it in because, like, this is honest. This is. Welcome to Love Island. Welcome to Love Island. Summer. This is. I mean, people locked in. This is. So many other people are in the same boat as us. Because it takes up so much of your time, you literally can't watch anything else.
- [77:02]
Whitney
Yeah. This is. This is realness.
- [77:04]
Rhea
So let's grade the first Five episodes of Love Island. Also, we didn't even really mention that there is like a little switch up with After Sun. Sophie Monk has been hosting. Looks like Maura Higgins is gonna come back at some point. There was like a tease that like, oh, like I'll be back. Because there's a lot of rumors more had a little bit of a scandal in the UK and then people thought like, oh, does that have something to do with it? And then there's rumors that Moore is actually going off to film Traders and that's why she can't do it. That seems a little bit more likely right now, I think especially if she says, saying like, oh, I'll be back, like, don't worry.
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Whitney
So I don't think it has anything to do with the scandal.
- [77:39]
Rhea
I don't think so either.
- [77:39]
Whitney
Whole video where she said she was double booked.
- [77:41]
Rhea
No, I don't think so either. So if she's doing Traders, fuck yeah. Like, I'm actually pumped for her to do Traders too. And honestly, perfect person to call in. I know that there's probably a lot of people that watch us that have never watched Love Island Australia, but Sophie hosts Love Island Australia. I think she does an amazing job. So this is a good person to, to take over. I think Walmart's gone.
- [78:06]
Whitney
Yes, I agree. Rating. I will give it a B plus.
- [78:11]
Rhea
I, I'm, I agree. Episodes one through five.
- [78:15]
Whitney
Yeah, I'm locked in same. Plus I'm, I'm sat and ready to go with this season, so I'm gonna give it A plus.
- [78:22]
Rhea
The only other thing I watched was SummerHouse reunion part two, which was obviously interesting because Lindsay did reveal that her and her baby daddy are not romantically together, which I think people had put those pieces together, which is going to be tough. Like she had said, you know, he's very private, she's public. Where do they kind of meet in the middle when it comes to, to the content. And obviously Lindsay's job is sharing her life and now she's a mom and it's, it's. I'm sure it's caused shorts, caused some issues. And yeah, I think Paige confirmed a little bit more of some things about Craig from Amanda and Kyle's wedding that was certainly not so great. But there's been rumors about that for forever. Everyone kind of figured like, yes, that all happened of Craig being asked to, to leave the wedding and Paige just kind of like further confirmed that he was being shimmy destructive. It's. It appeared and that Paige even asked him to apologize to Amanda's. Parents the next day, and he refused to do that, which I think is not great when you hear that. Obviously not great. But no, they. We've. We've closed that chapter. And then I think we. You know, there was a bunch of conversations between Amanda and Kyle of where they fall and where their relationship is right now, because it seemed not good. I thought it was kind of crazy that they. They're doing, like, unseen footage episode this week, and part of it was them filming, like, at the end of June last summer. It's Amanda and Kyle on the couch, and they're like, they're arguing. They are not in it. They're not like, in a good place at all in their relationship pre summer. And Amanda even said during the reunion, she was like, I was like, kind of one foot out. It's like, you're like, wait, what? Like, how is that not talked about at all during the season? Like, it seemed like everything was fine. Obviously they were talking about the baby stuff here or there, but it was not like, a major focus of the season at all. So it seems like maybe more going on behind the scenes with them there. But at the end of the day, Kyle can't keep working the way he is. The lover boy. During the week. Amanda even said, like, hopefully they sell lover boy. It's like they. That they hope that they get to that point, but it's like, will Kyle ever even be able to relinquish that? I don't know. So it's. It's going to be very interesting to see what happens between the two of them. I will give that last one a B.
- [80:55]
Whitney
Solid.
- [80:55]
Rhea
Yeah, solid.
- [80:57]
Whitney
Noah, what are your thoughts on Love Island? What would you rate it?
- [81:00]
Noah
I'm enjoying it so far. I'm three episodes in. I. You know, it's hard to not reminisce about last season, but don't do it.
- [81:11]
Rhea
Don't do it, because think about.
- [81:12]
Whitney
Think about how you feel at the beginning of every Love island season.
- [81:19]
Noah
Last season, I didn't start when it started. I started, like, in the hype of it. So, like, when I started watching, it was, like, already hyped up. But no, I'm like, I think it's good. I'll give it a B right now. Like, you know, it's good. But I also think, like, there aren't that many seasons that will get higher than a B after the first three episodes anyway. Like, there's not going to be, like, crazy shit happening this early.
- [81:43]
Rhea
Exactly.
- [81:44]
Noah
Yeah. So I'm looking forward to catching up.
- [81:49]
Whitney
All right. Everybody, that wraps up the weekly watch for.
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- [83:24]
Whitney
All right, everyone. We are here with a very special guest. We are joined by Whitney Levitt, here to talk all about secret lives of Mormon wives. We are super excited, as you know. I mean, the show has taken the world by storm, including us. I BINGE Watch all 10 episodes in one day two weeks ago. So you go, girl.
- [83:42]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [83:42]
Whitney
And I think, yeah, I think a lot of people are in the same boat.
- [83:45]
Michaela
You know, it took me three, but I think if I didn't have anything, like, if I wasn't like, if you schedule for something, I would have been like, absolutely. It's an easy binger, for sure.
- [83:53]
Whitney
So you watched it all back?
- [83:55]
Michaela
Oh, yeah, I did. Oh, yeah. I like, I'm watching it with you guys. So I immediately. When it comes out. Oh, yeah, I stayed up because it came out at 10:00pm Utah time. Yeah, I stayed up to like 3:00am I think I got through, like, the first, like four episodes.
- [84:09]
Rhea
Oh, my gosh.
- [84:10]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [84:10]
Rhea
That's so crazy. Because it's. And it is one of those shows that I do think people really clear their schedule and they know it's coming out because all the episodes come out at once. That it's like, oh, a Friday.
- [84:20]
Michaela
Like, we gotta be on top of that.
- [84:22]
Rhea
I will not be doing anything this weekend.
- [84:24]
Whitney
Right.
- [84:24]
Rhea
I did feel like everybody was like, that they. Everyone watched it so fast. I also binged it, like, a day.
- [84:29]
Whitney
Everyone's like, clearer schedules. Because the thing is, with this show and how popular it is now, if you miss the premiere, you're seeing everything on TikTok. You're seeing it unfold on Instagram. All. You know, the girls are fighting publicly, and it's like, well, we need.
- [84:43]
Michaela
You're feeling left behind.
- [84:44]
Rhea
It's like, do we miss a chapter?
- [84:46]
Whitney
Sometimes I really feel that way. I mean, the first season, I definitely felt that way because I was, like, late to watching, and I'm like, I missed everything here. So I was happy to be a little bit earlier this time around. How's it been rewatching? I mean, I. I am shocked, but not shocked that you watch all the episodes.
- [85:03]
Michaela
Oh, yeah. I mean, I have to. I have to know what other people were saying. I gotta be, like, prepared for the public. Like, perception of whatever was shown. I mean, yeah, it's good and bad. I watch it and it's. I'll watch a conversation. Because you have to remember conversations could be hours long. And then when I watch it, it's cut down into minutes, and you're like, oh, like, right. That's what they used out of that conversation. Right, right, right, right.
- [85:28]
Rhea
Well, we spoke for 45 minutes, and that 30 seconds is.
- [85:31]
Whitney
They got the fu part in for sure. Do you feel inclined? Like, I feel like a lot of you do.
- [85:37]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [85:37]
Whitney
To get online and kind of clear the air on some things.
- [85:40]
Michaela
Yeah. I mean, I think it's human nature to want to defend ourselves, but there's only so much that we can. Because then there's the next season.
- [85:48]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [85:48]
Michaela
So it's hard. You kind of just got to, like, let go because you can't fully be in control of that.
- [85:53]
Rhea
Right.
- [85:53]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [85:54]
Rhea
The second season was really very different for you compared to the first. It was.
- [85:58]
Michaela
Thank God I was pregnant.
- [85:59]
Rhea
Yeah. I was going to say, how did it feel? Like, as it came out, were you really nervous for the second season to come out? Because you're like, they can't go. Like, the first season.
- [86:10]
Michaela
I'm like, the first season was so, so bad that I was like, whatever. Like, it can't get any worse than I could.
- [86:16]
Rhea
It.
- [86:17]
Michaela
I'm like, maybe season three. I don't know.
- [86:19]
Whitney
Like, it can't possibly. Right, right.
- [86:22]
Michaela
And honestly, like, I was so exhausted, Like, I was literally about to birth a baby. And then right after, when you have kids and newborns, like, they're getting up so much in the night. I was so tired.
- [86:33]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [86:34]
Michaela
Which I guess, you know, blessing in disguise because it made me mellow out a little.
- [86:37]
Rhea
Right, right, right.
- [86:38]
Whitney
And then your focus on. Is on something totally different.
- [86:41]
Michaela
Different.
- [86:42]
Whitney
So you're like, I guess I can.
- [86:43]
Michaela
Like, remind me that. What's going on again? Yes. It was nice.
- [86:47]
Rhea
What was kind of like your thought process at the beginning, going into it and when you were like, you know, I want to try and make amends. Like, I want to be in the mom talk group.
- [87:00]
Michaela
I love that. Will vote me back.
- [87:03]
Whitney
Will she be in?
- [87:06]
Michaela
Because I think it's so funny I haven't posted it.
- [87:09]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [87:09]
Whitney
Oh, sneak peek.
- [87:10]
Michaela
Sneak peek.
- [87:11]
Rhea
We're in the drafts.
- [87:12]
Whitney
Okay.
- [87:13]
Michaela
So it says, my political campaign to get back.
- [87:16]
Whitney
See, that's why you guys all play into, you know, that you have. I mean, it makes sense, you guys.
- [87:22]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [87:22]
Whitney
More mom talk.
- [87:24]
Rhea
That was an insane moment. And it did truly feel like it was like seventh grade school president. Like, yes. Putting up posters in the hallway, like, is like, okay.
- [87:36]
Michaela
I said a joke is because I needed, like a group validation.
- [87:39]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [87:39]
Michaela
To say, like, hey, like, you're right.
- [87:41]
Whitney
Right.
- [87:41]
Michaela
But I was like, already back.
- [87:43]
Rhea
Like, I was like, yes. You filmed the entire show.
- [87:46]
Michaela
Yeah, exactly.
- [87:47]
Rhea
In every episode. Yeah.
- [87:48]
Michaela
You know, yeah. The voting thing was so cringe. And then at the end, you know, I was like, well, that was like a half ass vote. Taylor was like, you can come back, but, like, I want nothing to do with you. And then Michaela's like, we already know where I stand. I was like, okay. I don't know if you guys want me.
- [88:03]
Whitney
Am I back in mom talk? You're like, I could just be on mom talk anyway.
- [88:07]
Michaela
Yes.
- [88:07]
Whitney
You know.
- [88:08]
Michaela
Yeah, yeah.
- [88:08]
Whitney
It's more about being a part of the group. You know, I think people, they're like, what is mom talk? And yeah, it's. Mom talk isn't just tiktoks, guys.
- [88:16]
Michaela
I don't even know what it is.
- [88:18]
Whitney
But you're taking a lifestyle.
- [88:21]
Rhea
That's what we. When we were talking about the show, we were joking. It was like, you. You know, mom talk has now just become code for, like, being in this group of friends and just like. And, you know, obviously everything that comes with it now there's so many opportunities and being on the show and everything.
- [88:34]
Michaela
Well, it used to be just like friends getting together.
- [88:37]
Rhea
Right.
- [88:37]
Michaela
But now business is in the mix of it, so it's like, well, you're not my friend, then you're clearly still my co worker.
- [88:45]
Rhea
Right, Right. That is true. You do have to kind of get along.
- [88:49]
Whitney
People may have thought that the Bake off was like, more of, like, a slower point in the season. For me, I was with Anderson. Hilarious. Was very interested. How did you feel watching Michaela back talk about the rating for, you know.
- [89:03]
Michaela
Yeah. I mean, I was unbothered by it. But wait, did she beat me? I can't even remember.
- [89:09]
Whitney
She did slightly. And she was like, I'll never. I would never be able to live it down if Whitney beat me.
- [89:14]
Michaela
Oh, my God. Well, I don't know. Maybe in the future we'll have another little competition, one on one. Yeah.
- [89:22]
Rhea
So is it. Is it safe to say that that that friendship is just. Yeah.
- [89:27]
Michaela
Like, they're watching season two. It's like, honestly, like, I forgot how, like, cruel she was to me during that time and just, like, so incredibly unwarranted. And so watching back, I mean, I wish that I had said more, but I think that I also, like, of course I was pregnant and then postpartum, but I'd be lying if I didn't say, like, there was also this fear where I'm like, why don't I be the bad guy again?
- [89:52]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [89:52]
Michaela
So Michaela may have found her voice, but I actually felt like I lost it a little bit. Season two. And. Yeah, because it was hard and it sucked and I wanted to be accepted. I wanted, like, the validation to be back in this group for just the stupidest of things that I did. Season one.
- [90:09]
Rhea
But do you think that's why I met, like, what was. Like, what's Michael. I see. Can't even really pinpoint it exactly. What. What's her biggest issue with her deal? Yeah, like, well, it's like, I know there's obviously the things from the first season, but it almost feels like maybe there's more to it.
- [90:24]
Michaela
Yeah. I think watching season two, I mean, something that people don't know is, like, me, Michaela and Macy before we even started filming, like, you know, naturally in a group, you're going to gravitate towards people and have really strong relationships. So it was me, Macy, Michaela, like, bestest of friends. So I think she just hurt more because of the past. Like, she clearly cared with the friendship that we did have, which doesn't justify, I don't think. I hope not to like how she treated me because it was just completely ridiculous. And I think she knows that now. But I don't think it was one thing. And I was trying to figure out what that one thing was. I think it's accumulative of things, and maybe it's even other things that are going on in her personal life. And, like, I just turned out to be the punching bag of those things. That's the perspective I like to have with it because it hurts less. But, yeah, I don't think it was just one thing. I think it's. It. It's a lot of things.
- [91:20]
Whitney
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like, like, you mentioned, you know, in a big group of women, you're naturally going to gravitate towards others, so it's kind of hard to keep up right now, like, who is best friends with who and who's getting along better than the others. And we sort of see Taylor talk about you, like, you know, letting you back in, mom talk or whatever. And then towards the end of the season, we see the girls fighting with Taylor, specifically Demi.
- [91:45]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [91:45]
Whitney
How did you feel in that moment where you were you. Like, who should I stand up for right now?
- [91:52]
Michaela
Yeah, there's definitely more context to that.
- [91:54]
Whitney
Story.
- [91:56]
Michaela
Because again, you are only seeing a couple minutes. So, like, I still stand by, like, me. Like, I guess essentially it made it look like I was siding with Demi, but, I mean, she left and I stayed there, like, sitting on the couch with everyone. But, yeah, I love the comments where people are like, taylor was the only one that voted for you, and then you. I was like, well, first of all, I don't owe her anything. Like, if she does me wrong, like, that doesn't mean I'm like, yes, Queen. Like, whatever you say, like, that's just not my personality. But no, me and Demi are really close right now, and I feel like we just had a lot to relate on. It's hard. It sucks when you're ostracized and put on an island.
- [92:35]
Rhea
Do you think, like, as I know people, obviously they've seen your tiktoks which amazed they're like, oh, my God, of course these two have teamed up. Like, do you think that you maybe you have, like, there is a sweet spot for her because she is kind of the one that's getting the full villain side of now the second season.
- [92:52]
Michaela
Well, what people didn't. What we didn't get to see is, like, that relationship for filming season two was slowly, like, building over time. Like, it wasn't like, oh, she's the villain. Like, now we're the bestest of friends. Like, we were already growing that relationship. But then, of course, like, even grew even stronger where I was like, dude, like, you're not alone in this. Like, it sucks. Like, nobody should kick you when you're down. And I think she also realizes, you know.
- [93:17]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [93:17]
Michaela
Where she did go wrong in season two. But. Yeah.
- [93:21]
Whitney
Because I think it proposes the question for Demi with where how was she treating you prior to season two filming? Because now I think people wonder, like, is she using the friendship just because you know what it's like to go through that thing? And she's like, oh, well, then I'll lean on Whitney because of the villain situation or arc. Did you feel that way? Or like you said, you kind of were forming that friendship pre even anybody turning against Emi.
- [93:47]
Michaela
I think I wanted to be the person that I wanted during season one, and I think everyone. Since I was, like, the villain of season one, everyone was very hesitant to get close to me. Demi was too.
- [94:01]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [94:01]
Michaela
And I didn't want to be that person. I didn't want to be, like, well, I'm not gonna get close to you just because you're in this reality world. Pin it as, like, the bad guy. Like, I don't care. Like, you're a great person. We have so much fun together. Who the fuck cares? Let's go. Have a good time. Right.
- [94:14]
Whitney
Because you know her personally rather than on tv. Exactly. And you sort of wish people were just treating you the way that they knew you rather than was treating you.
- [94:24]
Michaela
Yeah. Or even just, like, let's sit down and have a conversation about what happened, which weren't big things. I unfollowed people. I said, I'm leaving. And I didn't show up to an event, and I didn't show up to an event because I really wasn't in a good mental space. It's the double standard in the group, where I'm still trying to, like, make sense of it. Because when Jen stepped away for her mental space, like, it was accepted, but then when I wanted to, it wasn't accepted.
- [94:50]
Whitney
Well, I was gonna bring up Jen and ask because it kind of felt like originally it maybe wasn't accepted as much. Like, we saw a little bit of hesitation from the group and kind of, like, prejudgment. And, you know, she didn't want you to tell anybody what she was going through, so. Which is, you know, respectful of you to not really share her story if she doesn't want. But then also putting you in a spot where you're like, okay, well, they're sort of judging her and being harsh in this moment, but I don't want to tell what she's going through if they don't want to know.
- [95:17]
Michaela
Yeah, no, you're totally right. I guess just, like, in my own mind, it seems like it felt like living it, that that was more accepted.
- [95:25]
Whitney
Right.
- [95:25]
Michaela
Than when I did. And even after the show came out where it was, like, people accepted it and then.
- [95:31]
Whitney
Right.
- [95:32]
Michaela
Vice versa, which is, you know, why do you.
- [95:34]
Rhea
Why do you think that Demi and Jesse were kind of, like, did not really give Jen a lot of that space, I guess, at the beginning of trying to, like, figure out if she's okay or she's gonna take a step. A step back.
- [95:49]
Michaela
Yeah. Well, I think she has a habit of lying, and they were catching her on these lies, and so I think they were just, like, skeptical, like, does she not really want to have a conversation with us? But then, obviously, once they, like, were really able to talk to her and see where she was going through, they were like, oh, my gosh. Like, I'm so sorry.
- [96:08]
Rhea
Are there things, like, watching that? You're like, oh, my God. I like Vanderpump Villa. Like, are you like, I what? Do you wish you were there or, like, not?
- [96:17]
Whitney
Hell, no.
- [96:19]
Michaela
Thank God I wasn't there. No. I'm so happy I did not go to that trip. I'm like, keep me out of that drama as much as possible.
- [96:28]
Rhea
Right.
- [96:28]
Whitney
It's a lot right now. It is, because I feel like it's a huge he said, she said situation. How do you feel about it? You just, like, keep me out of this, or do you have an opinion?
- [96:38]
Michaela
I'm like, keep me out of it. But, like, tell me what's going on.
- [96:41]
Rhea
I'm like, what? Like, have you met Marciano, or do you just. Have you.
- [96:44]
Michaela
I've never met him. He. I mean, he clearly loves attention, as do I, but I think he goes about it a little bit of the wrong way.
- [96:54]
Rhea
He's, like, posting messages.
- [96:57]
Michaela
Yeah, I think that. Yeah, he's a very interesting guy. From other people that have met him in person and from the other women that actually went to the villa, like, hearing what they have to say about him. I'm excited for the next junket, for the next 10 episodes to come, because so many of those questions are going to be answered.
- [97:14]
Rhea
Right.
- [97:14]
Michaela
Like, so all, like, the skepticism that's happening online, I'm like, oh, that's gonna.
- [97:18]
Whitney
Be answered right Right.
- [97:19]
Rhea
I mean, they hit us with a strong. To be continued. It was a strong.
- [97:23]
Whitney
Now we're like, when is the release date, girl?
- [97:25]
Michaela
I want to know. Yeah, I'm hoping that they announce it soon.
- [97:28]
Whitney
I. I think it's going to come soon. I mean, you would know better than I. But I mean, the last one was in September. Was that the first season?
- [97:34]
Michaela
The first. Yeah, you're right. First season was September.
- [97:37]
Whitney
And so this was a pretty quick turnaround if we're talking seasons of reality tv. So it could take a year or so.
- [97:43]
Michaela
No, I think for sure the fall. I think for sure this fall. But I just, like, don't know when exactly.
- [97:47]
Whitney
Right, exactly. Very exciting. Is there like a big group chat happening right now or are there separate small, little group chats where people are talking about the drama?
- [97:54]
Michaela
I know that there's one group chat that Demi and I are in.
- [98:02]
Whitney
And.
- [98:02]
Michaela
Then I know that, you know, there's little group chats.
- [98:05]
Whitney
You were just away with Jesse? Yes, and we talked very, very briefly before we started the interview, how you were saying, you guys can both kind of put aside what's going on and sort of just like, have a good time, promote the show and do that.
- [98:17]
Michaela
Yeah, she's a very business oriented woman. I mean, look at, like the business that she's been able to grow. And I kind of just like took her lead, you know, and like, I wanted to have a good time. Like, this is incredible. We're here in Amsterdam, we're here in London. Like, let's just have some fun. And that's exactly what we did.
- [98:38]
Whitney
Do you know where her and Demi stand right now or.
- [98:41]
Michaela
I think, like, I mean, I don't talk to it with Jesse and I know that she can, like, confide in other women about it because I'm really close with Demi, but I know that, like, they can be cordial, like they're following each other again on social media. Do I think that it will ever be what it was? I mean, I don't know. There's hope. You never know.
- [99:00]
Rhea
Did it seem. Was it as harsh as it seemed when we watched it? Because obviously there was like, we saw the comment about the. Her business, of course. And then, you know, the don't go there for these certain things. And then also the comment of, like, I'll take more money if Jesse's not on the show. Did it. Was it really kind of that harsh? Because that felt. I was like, ooh, that doesn't come across great.
- [99:28]
Michaela
Yeah, yeah. I think there's more context to that. That maybe won't seem so harsh.
- [99:33]
Rhea
Right.
- [99:33]
Michaela
But I wasn't there because I didn't even know if I was gonna come back season two. So I was in deluland, and this is, like, what I've heard, and they're all, like, having conversation about the contract, and it sounds like they agreed to something, and then Jesse was the one that didn't agree to it. So then, like, Demi was upset about that, and then.
- [99:51]
Rhea
Right.
- [99:52]
Whitney
So was it.
- [99:52]
Michaela
So she didn't go about it appropriately?
- [99:55]
Whitney
So was it talked that Jesse would potentially not be coming back?
- [99:58]
Michaela
I don't think from all of the women.
- [100:00]
Whitney
Okay.
- [100:01]
Michaela
But I think, like, Demi. I don't know if it was casually said, but was just like, well, then Demi or then Jesse doesn't get to be on the show or something like that. I don't know. But it wasn't just Demi that was having conversation about the contract for the next season.
- [100:17]
Rhea
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [100:17]
Whitney
Gotcha.
- [100:18]
Michaela
There was multiple women involved, but unfortunately, Demi, you know.
- [100:21]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [100:22]
Michaela
Was right.
- [100:23]
Whitney
I think it was under a microscope for best friend.
- [100:25]
Michaela
It is her best friend. Yeah. And, yeah, at the time when that conversations were happening. Yeah, they were best friends.
- [100:31]
Whitney
Right. See, this is what I mean. Everyone, like, kind of swaps best friends. I know. Hard to keep up with.
- [100:37]
Rhea
It is. It is. Were you there for the pregnancy roulette?
- [100:40]
Michaela
Yes, I was there.
- [100:42]
Rhea
What was it like being in the room? Because watching it was honestly heartbreaking. And I was like, I can't believe they're about to do this.
- [100:50]
Michaela
I know. It really sucked. Like, I felt for Demi so much in that moment, but I also felt for Macy, Michaela, because it's like, well, shit, like now, like, do we get to be excited? But then. Because here's someone who's like, who. What are the chances? Picked up the one positive, which is what she's been wanting to experience. Wanting to pick up. So it was just. It was a disaster.
- [101:15]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [101:15]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [101:16]
Rhea
That.
- [101:16]
Whitney
That whole thing, as soon as it started, I mean, Demi was like, guys, this is really triggering. Triggering for me. And then it continued, and I was like, why is this happening right now?
- [101:25]
Michaela
We should have just. I just don't think anybody was really thinking.
- [101:29]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [101:30]
Rhea
And also, it's like there were surprise. Like, you did. You guys know you didn't. And so it's like, you really. You really didn't know. And obviously Layla didn't know that either. This is just like, my own personal theory from watching. Let's hear it.
- [101:43]
Whitney
Let's hear it.
- [101:43]
Noah
Go.
- [101:44]
Rhea
But I do feel like I think it is kind of like in those moments it's seen, but I think it kind of flies under the radar that Demi is in this group where, I mean, everyone's having babies and it's like, it feels like it's like between the first and second season, it was like pregnancy is all over the place.
- [102:02]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [102:02]
Rhea
And it must be really, really hard for her. And I don't like, she doesn't necessarily talk about it openly as much, but I feel like it maybe manifests in different ways in some of these other quarrels she has with some of the other girls. And I'm like, it must be like, as much as she's like, no, I'm so happy for you. It's like inside it must still be.
- [102:27]
Michaela
Like, I want this for me.
- [102:28]
Rhea
Absolutely. So that's, you know, that's.
- [102:31]
Michaela
That's a great observation and I'm sure, I think it just tells that, like, you never really know what someone's going through.
- [102:36]
Rhea
Yeah. Yeah.
- [102:37]
Whitney
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- [103:17]
Michaela
I know. Holy hell.
- [103:19]
Rhea
Is it crazy too, that it's like, I'm like.
- [103:21]
Whitney
Tells me my thing.
- [103:23]
Michaela
Well, that's why, like, yeah, I can say like all those questions like, yeah, we get answers. Yeah, you're gonna get an answer. Yeah.
- [103:29]
Whitney
And when you film that, like, you know, you finish filming, is it like a, wow, we just filmed the finale.
- [103:36]
Michaela
It's hard because I wasn't in that finale. Like, I heard about it, but I wasn't there.
- [103:42]
Whitney
Right. Yeah.
- [103:43]
Michaela
No dramatic.
- [103:44]
Rhea
Sit down.
- [103:44]
Michaela
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [103:45]
Rhea
Exactly.
- [103:46]
Michaela
Yeah. We'll find out together.
- [103:47]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [103:49]
Rhea
What's like, this is gonna sound like a silly question, I think, but when you guys are actually all together, how many tiktoks are really being made now? You know?
- [103:57]
Whitney
Good question. Like, honestly, it's a lot of tiktoks.
- [104:02]
Michaela
And it's hard because, like, I'm like, every time we do it, I'm like, we need like a system because there's so many of us. There is a nine of us. And all of us have platforms. All of us have ideas that we want to break out. And there's not a lot of time because then we're also filming.
- [104:16]
Rhea
Right.
- [104:16]
Michaela
So I'm like, we need, like, a schedule of, like, this person gets this block. This person gets this block because it' always, like, come over here and do this. It's just. It's pure chaos.
- [104:23]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [104:24]
Michaela
Right now, lately.
- [104:25]
Rhea
What.
- [104:25]
Michaela
It's fun.
- [104:26]
Rhea
What's. Like, I'm so. I'm so intrigued by the business side of it because I'm sure there are brands that are like, hey, we want you and you, or we want you and you. And then it's like, do you have those conversations one on one with the girls? Or like, hey, I actually need so and so to come over today because this brand wants us to do this together. Like, what's that?
- [104:46]
Michaela
Like, that's definitely delegated with our representation. Okay. More so than individual.
- [104:53]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [104:53]
Michaela
Like, we want to make sure it's fair. We want to make sure we're on the same page. But I actually don't do a lot of those.
- [104:58]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [104:59]
Michaela
I mainly just like, let me just stick with myself.
- [105:02]
Rhea
You're twerking on the air.
- [105:04]
Michaela
There you go. Because that scares me. Like, it's hard when you mix. Especially, like, in this world, like, when you mix business together. And then I'm like. As I'm saying that, I'm like, already thinking of, like, I'm about to, like, kind of go into business with someone else. I'm like, oh, my gosh. Retract my words. Right.
- [105:24]
Whitney
Yeah. It's going to be a big step.
- [105:26]
Michaela
Yeah, it is.
- [105:26]
Whitney
Can you tease a little bit about what that is?
- [105:29]
Michaela
Oh, I don't think I can, but it's going to be really exciting, probably. Obviously it's not going to be in this next junket. It will be in the next one.
- [105:38]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [105:38]
Rhea
Well, we'll just. We're obviously completely locked in.
- [105:40]
Whitney
Right.
- [105:41]
Rhea
There's such a close analysis of everyone's relationships. And I know, like, Jen has had her marriage picked apart and other people have had that as well. Or now, obviously, me and the whatever Vanderpump Villa of it all. But what's it like kind of like having those conversations with your husband of, like, you know, we're a united front. Like, when we film together, like, all these things, it always feels like you guys are on solid ground.
- [106:06]
Michaela
Oh, Connor and I.
- [106:07]
Rhea
Yes.
- [106:07]
Noah
Yeah.
- [106:09]
Michaela
It's taken a long time to. Oh, yeah, you guys Are. Yeah. Newly married.
- [106:12]
Rhea
Hey.
- [106:16]
Michaela
The more that you're married, like, through the years that you go, like, the more and more I just learn communication is key.
- [106:22]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [106:23]
Michaela
Communicate. Communicate, communicate. Because I can say something, and then you could take it a completely different way.
- [106:28]
Whitney
Right.
- [106:28]
Michaela
And then that's when chaos happens. So we communicate like crazy. It's taken a long time to get.
- [106:34]
Rhea
I was gonna say, because there's a big difference from the first season and the second season. Watching you guys on the second season, I was like, they're on the same page.
- [106:40]
Whitney
Yes.
- [106:40]
Michaela
And we are. And we talk all the time. Want to make sure, like, you know something that Connor does so well. He's like, okay. Like, I'll say something is like, hey, well, this is what I'm hearing. Like, is that, like, am I understanding that right? Like, just conversations, communication. So, yeah, I'm like, yeah, we're on the same page.
- [106:56]
Whitney
It's good to be on the same page. Especially, like Fran said, when we're all over analyzing everybody's relationships, there's rumors being spread. I mean, we saw that with Demi as well. And it's like, how. Right, of course. Of course. And how do you handle sort of. Is this a rumor, or does this have any meat to it? Because there. It's been proven that there has been. I think Taylor brought that up.
- [107:19]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [107:19]
Whitney
And that was kind of like, a soft spot.
- [107:23]
Michaela
Yeah. It's hard because, like, even the whole Tinder scandal that happened with Connor, like, I thought that was just a rumor. So there's a perfect example.
- [107:32]
Whitney
Right.
- [107:33]
Michaela
But there was more to that rumor, obviously, but. And maybe that's the same thing for Villa. Like, we'll find out.
- [107:39]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [107:41]
Whitney
You're like, I'm also waiting to find out.
- [107:44]
Michaela
I'm just gonna keep saying that.
- [107:46]
Rhea
You'll find out.
- [107:46]
Whitney
I mean, the way that you're teasing the Villa stuff, I'm like, this is.
- [107:49]
Rhea
Juicy, but I just can't wait for it right now.
- [107:51]
Whitney
Every day I'm like, oh, this is bad. Oh, no, this is juicy. Oh, what's happening? Like, I don't know how to feel about what's coming out about the Marciano stuff.
- [107:59]
Michaela
I honestly think it's gonna be, like, a season that nobody's seen yet. Like, 1 and 2. I feel like we're so different, as is this season, and. Yeah. Wow.
- [108:10]
Rhea
What are your thoughts on Taylor kind of being like, I share everything, and you guys, like, maybe she feels like everybody else doesn't share as much as she does, slash, her being, like, the leader of mom talk.
- [108:26]
Michaela
Well, I'M going to say there's a difference between a leader and a star. I think that Taylor's definitely the star of the show. I mean, anyone could say that. Um, and she does. She. And I love that about her. She willingly shares her life with everyone. But, like, as far as leader, no. Like, I honestly feel like lately it's been a little bit more of Jesse. Like, Jesse's been, like, just, like, how she presents herself and has conversations. And, like, even I felt like with me, season one, like, before we filmed the season, Taylor kind of went away, and I kind of took control of, like, let's get together and keep making videos and blah, blah, blah. And so I'd say star for sure.
- [109:04]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [109:05]
Michaela
But, like, Taylor's not one to, like.
- [109:06]
Whitney
Get the group together. Right, right, right.
- [109:10]
Rhea
Like, hey, guys.
- [109:11]
Whitney
Right. No, you would say Jesse's more like, hey, do we all want to get together at someone's house?
- [109:17]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [109:17]
Michaela
Like, I'd say Jesse, and I would say either me or Jesse.
- [109:20]
Whitney
Yeah.
- [109:20]
Michaela
Probably would be more likely to do something like that. I even did do that. I even did do that after we filmed that. I mean, not everyone wanted to get together.
- [109:29]
Rhea
That was pretty.
- [109:30]
Michaela
A rough time, maybe too soon.
- [109:31]
Rhea
Right.
- [109:32]
Michaela
But, yeah, I would. Me and Jesse are more likely to do something like that. Like, kind of just like, if no one's gonna step up and, like, coordinate this, then, like, we naturally will. But, yeah, Taylor's clearly the star of the show. I think we need to distinguish the difference right now.
- [109:45]
Rhea
That's. That is actually very true. I do. I do think that that makes a lot of sense because she is a reality tv.
- [109:50]
Michaela
She doesn't want to be the leader.
- [109:52]
Rhea
Yeah, right, right.
- [109:53]
Michaela
Like, she's like, I've got so much shit going on in my own life. Like, I can't coordinate a group.
- [109:59]
Whitney
Group of women to get together.
- [110:00]
Rhea
But we're all. We all want to watch whatever she decides to do. For sure.
- [110:04]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [110:04]
Whitney
When you do coordinate, like, a dinner, group, hang, whatever it is, and somebody's kind of like, no, I don't want to be there, is it immediate judgment? Sort of like, you know, what you were going through, Jen was going through, and maybe they're going through something or they just straight up don't want to be there, and they're like, no, I don't want to come.
- [110:21]
Michaela
Oh, gosh. Nobody's, like, really done that yet.
- [110:26]
Whitney
Waiting for the day for someone to be honest and be like, I just don't want to be there, guys.
- [110:30]
Michaela
Well, trust me, there's plenty of things where I'm like, oh, well, yeah. Like, even Macy's event, like, I did not want to be in there. I was not in a good headspace to even have those conversations that I know the women wanted to have. But no, like, nobody's been like, nah, like, I'm busy. I mean, when I wanted to get together after we filmed season two, I think just emotions were still heightened at the time.
- [110:53]
Whitney
So it didn't happen.
- [110:54]
Michaela
So it didn't happen. No. Yeah. But I really wanted it to. And, like, I feel like we need, like, a reset.
- [110:59]
Rhea
Right.
- [111:00]
Michaela
Because we haven't been meeting enough outside of filming.
- [111:03]
Whitney
Right.
- [111:04]
Michaela
Like, I wanted that, like, can we, like, reconvene? I feel like everyone's having this.
- [111:10]
Rhea
Yeah, right. It's like, let's talk about the cameras for.
- [111:13]
Michaela
Because emotions are naturally heightened when you're filming. And so I'm like, can we, like, take a breather, like a Xanax, and I'll get together, like, Kumbaya.
- [111:21]
Whitney
Yeah. And the producers are like, thank God.
- [111:22]
Michaela
They didn't do that.
- [111:23]
Whitney
Hell, no.
- [111:23]
Michaela
Yeah.
- [111:24]
Whitney
I'm really glad everyone said no, because we saved it for the camera. Exactly.
- [111:28]
Rhea
Oh, my God. Who. Who from the cast are you, like, most likely to set up play dates with, like, for your.
- [111:33]
Michaela
Oh, Demi for sure. Yeah. And Demi Mod, her little girl. She's like, the. She's such a mommy. Like, she wants to be a mommy to all the kids. Like, hold my little baby, like.
- [111:43]
Rhea
Yeah, yeah.
- [111:44]
Michaela
To me, for sure. Yeah.
- [111:45]
Whitney
Okay.
- [111:45]
Rhea
Amazing. Well, we are, like we said, we cannot wait. We can't wait to see more, hear more, watch more, Honestly, follow along online, because there's always more coming out online.
- [111:55]
Whitney
I know.
- [111:55]
Michaela
Let's see what happens tomorrow.
- [111:57]
Whitney
Locked in. Like, we all just want to know what's going on all the time. It's like, we wish we had a feed on you guys, because now we have to wait. But how? We'll be good and we'll wait and we'll stop asking questions, because we're gonna just try to get it all out of you.
- [112:09]
Rhea
And if you haven't watched the second season, get under. Out from under your rock and watch. Because, like I said, you're doing international press now. Like, you're. Everyone's watching this.
- [112:16]
Michaela
Oh, it's insane. Jesse and I were in Amsterdam, and we were getting stopped in Amsterdam. I'm like, this is insane.
- [112:21]
Rhea
Crazy.
- [112:22]
Whitney
Like, I. Oh, that is.
- [112:23]
Michaela
It was so cool.
- [112:23]
Whitney
It's surreal.
- [112:24]
Rhea
Yeah.
- [112:24]
Whitney
You're like, this is really cool. But at the same time, everybody knows everything about my life.
- [112:27]
Michaela
Yes. Yeah. I promise. I'm a good person.
- [112:30]
Rhea
Yeah, Amazing. Well, like I said, I'm sure everyone is watching. We can't wait to watch, to see. And of course, make sure you're following everything online that you're doing. Follow mom, Instagram, tick tock. You know, all the. All the. All the talkers.
- [112:44]
Whitney
Yeah. You gotta follow along. Thank you so much.
- [112:46]
Rhea
Thank you so much, Whitney.
- [112:47]
Michaela
I appreciate it. Thank you.
- [112:50]
Whitney
All right, that wraps up today's episode of Chicks in the Office. Thank you so much for watching and listening the best show on earth. We love you guys so, so very much. If we met you this past weekend in Pittsburgh, Maine, thank you for coming to the show. We love you guys and we will talk to you on Wednesday. Smoo. Sam.